What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83874 and 83887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83874 and 83887 is 1.

GCF(83874,83887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83874 and 83887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83874 and 83887.

How to find the GCF of 83874 and 83887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83874 and 83887. After we will calculate the factors of 83874 and 83887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83874

Prime factors of 83874 are 2, 3, 7, 1997. Prime factorization of 83874 in exponential form is:

83874 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83887

Prime factors of 83887 are 149, 563. Prime factorization of 83887 in exponential form is:

83887 = 149¹ × 563¹

Step-3: Factors of 83874

List of positive integer factors of 83874 that divides 83874 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1997, 3994, 5991, 11982, 13979, 27958, 41937

Step-4: Factors of 83887

List of positive integer factors of 83887 that divides 83874 without a remainder.

1, 149, 563

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83874 and 83887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83874 and 83887 is 1.

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