What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88142 and 88156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88142 and 88156 is 2.

GCF(88142,88156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88142 and 88156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88142 and 88156.

How to find the GCF of 88142 and 88156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88142 and 88156. After we will calculate the factors of 88142 and 88156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88142

Prime factors of 88142 are 2, 44071. Prime factorization of 88142 in exponential form is:

88142 = 2¹ × 44071¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88156

Prime factors of 88156 are 2, 22039. Prime factorization of 88156 in exponential form is:

88156 = 2² × 22039¹

Step-3: Factors of 88142

List of positive integer factors of 88142 that divides 88142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 44071

Step-4: Factors of 88156

List of positive integer factors of 88156 that divides 88142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 22039, 44078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88142 and 88156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88142 and 88156 is 2.

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