What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87017 and 87029?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87017 and 87029 is 1.

GCF(87017,87029) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87017 and 87029, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87017 and 87029.

How to find the GCF of 87017 and 87029?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87017 and 87029. After we will calculate the factors of 87017 and 87029 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87017

Prime factors of 87017 are 7, 31, 401. Prime factorization of 87017 in exponential form is:

87017 = 7¹ × 31¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87029

Prime factors of 87029 are 29, 3001. Prime factorization of 87029 in exponential form is:

87029 = 29¹ × 3001¹

Step-3: Factors of 87017

List of positive integer factors of 87017 that divides 87017 without a remainder.

1, 7, 31, 217, 401, 2807, 12431

Step-4: Factors of 87029

List of positive integer factors of 87029 that divides 87017 without a remainder.

1, 29, 3001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87017 and 87029. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87017 and 87029 is 1.

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