What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87028 and 87034?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87028 and 87034 is 2.

GCF(87028,87034) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87028 and 87034, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87028 and 87034.

How to find the GCF of 87028 and 87034?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87028 and 87034. After we will calculate the factors of 87028 and 87034 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87028

Prime factors of 87028 are 2, 21757. Prime factorization of 87028 in exponential form is:

87028 = 2² × 21757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87034

Prime factors of 87034 are 2, 43517. Prime factorization of 87034 in exponential form is:

87034 = 2¹ × 43517¹

Step-3: Factors of 87028

List of positive integer factors of 87028 that divides 87028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21757, 43514

Step-4: Factors of 87034

List of positive integer factors of 87034 that divides 87028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43517

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87028 and 87034. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87028 and 87034 is 2.

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