What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86964 and 86977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86964 and 86977 is 1.

GCF(86964,86977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86964 and 86977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86964 and 86977.

How to find the GCF of 86964 and 86977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86964 and 86977. After we will calculate the factors of 86964 and 86977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86964

Prime factors of 86964 are 2, 3, 7247. Prime factorization of 86964 in exponential form is:

86964 = 2² × 3¹ × 7247¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86977

Prime factors of 86977 are 11, 7907. Prime factorization of 86977 in exponential form is:

86977 = 11¹ × 7907¹

Step-3: Factors of 86964

List of positive integer factors of 86964 that divides 86964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7247, 14494, 21741, 28988, 43482

Step-4: Factors of 86977

List of positive integer factors of 86977 that divides 86964 without a remainder.

1, 11, 7907

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86964 and 86977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86964 and 86977 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86964 and 86977