What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88142 and 88158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88142 and 88158 is 2.

GCF(88142,88158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88142 and 88158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88142 and 88158.

How to find the GCF of 88142 and 88158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88142 and 88158. After we will calculate the factors of 88142 and 88158 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 88158

Prime factors of 88158 are 2, 3, 7, 2099. Prime factorization of 88158 in exponential form is:

88158 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2099¹

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 88158

List of positive integer factors of 88158 that divides 88142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 2099, 4198, 6297, 12594, 14693, 29386, 44079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88142 and 88158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88142 and 88158 is 2.

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