What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88042 and 88048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88042 and 88048 is 2.

GCF(88042,88048) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88042 and 88048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88042 and 88048.

How to find the GCF of 88042 and 88048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88042 and 88048. After we will calculate the factors of 88042 and 88048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88042

Prime factors of 88042 are 2, 44021. Prime factorization of 88042 in exponential form is:

88042 = 2¹ × 44021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88048

Prime factors of 88048 are 2, 5503. Prime factorization of 88048 in exponential form is:

88048 = 2⁴ × 5503¹

Step-3: Factors of 88042

List of positive integer factors of 88042 that divides 88042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44021

Step-4: Factors of 88048

List of positive integer factors of 88048 that divides 88042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 5503, 11006, 22012, 44024

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88042 and 88048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88042 and 88048 is 2.

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