What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87026 and 87044?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87026 and 87044 is 2.

GCF(87026,87044) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87026 and 87044, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87026 and 87044.

How to find the GCF of 87026 and 87044?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87026 and 87044. After we will calculate the factors of 87026 and 87044 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 87044

Prime factors of 87044 are 2, 47, 463. Prime factorization of 87044 in exponential form is:

87044 = 2² × 47¹ × 463¹

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 87044

List of positive integer factors of 87044 that divides 87026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188, 463, 926, 1852, 21761, 43522

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87026 and 87044. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87026 and 87044 is 2.

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