What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86997 and 87013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86997 and 87013 is 1.

GCF(86997,87013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86997 and 87013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86997 and 87013.

How to find the GCF of 86997 and 87013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86997 and 87013. After we will calculate the factors of 86997 and 87013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86997

Prime factors of 86997 are 3, 47, 617. Prime factorization of 86997 in exponential form is:

86997 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87013

Prime factors of 87013 are 87013. Prime factorization of 87013 in exponential form is:

87013 = 87013¹

Step-3: Factors of 86997

List of positive integer factors of 86997 that divides 86997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 617, 1851, 28999

Step-4: Factors of 87013

List of positive integer factors of 87013 that divides 86997 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86997 and 87013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86997 and 87013 is 1.

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