What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86996 and 87015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86996 and 87015 is 1.

GCF(86996,87015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86996 and 87015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86996 and 87015.

How to find the GCF of 86996 and 87015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86996 and 87015. After we will calculate the factors of 86996 and 87015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86996

Prime factors of 86996 are 2, 7, 13, 239. Prime factorization of 86996 in exponential form is:

86996 = 2² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87015

Prime factors of 87015 are 3, 5, 5801. Prime factorization of 87015 in exponential form is:

87015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5801¹

Step-3: Factors of 86996

List of positive integer factors of 86996 that divides 86996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 26, 28, 52, 91, 182, 239, 364, 478, 956, 1673, 3107, 3346, 6214, 6692, 12428, 21749, 43498

Step-4: Factors of 87015

List of positive integer factors of 87015 that divides 86996 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5801, 17403, 29005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86996 and 87015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86996 and 87015 is 1.

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