What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87026 and 87040?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87026 and 87040 is 2.

GCF(87026,87040) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87026 and 87040, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87026 and 87040.

How to find the GCF of 87026 and 87040?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87026 and 87040. After we will calculate the factors of 87026 and 87040 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87026

Prime factors of 87026 are 2, 53, 821. Prime factorization of 87026 in exponential form is:

87026 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87040

Prime factors of 87040 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 87040 in exponential form is:

87040 = 2¹⁰ × 5¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 87026

List of positive integer factors of 87026 that divides 87026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 821, 1642, 43513

Step-4: Factors of 87040

List of positive integer factors of 87040 that divides 87026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 20, 32, 34, 40, 64, 68, 80, 85, 128, 136, 160, 170, 256, 272, 320, 340, 512, 544, 640, 680, 1024, 1088, 1280, 1360, 2176, 2560, 2720, 4352, 5120, 5440, 8704, 10880, 17408, 21760, 43520

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87026 and 87040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87026 and 87040 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87026 and 87040