What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87012 and 87016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87012 and 87016 is 4.

GCF(87012,87016) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87012 and 87016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87012 and 87016.

How to find the GCF of 87012 and 87016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87012 and 87016. After we will calculate the factors of 87012 and 87016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87012

Prime factors of 87012 are 2, 3, 2417. Prime factorization of 87012 in exponential form is:

87012 = 2² × 3² × 2417¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87016

Prime factors of 87016 are 2, 73, 149. Prime factorization of 87016 in exponential form is:

87016 = 2³ × 73¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 87012

List of positive integer factors of 87012 that divides 87012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2417, 4834, 7251, 9668, 14502, 21753, 29004, 43506

Step-4: Factors of 87016

List of positive integer factors of 87016 that divides 87012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 73, 146, 149, 292, 298, 584, 596, 1192, 10877, 21754, 43508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87012 and 87016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87012 and 87016 is 4.

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