What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87042 and 87046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87042 and 87046 is 2.

GCF(87042,87046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87042 and 87046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87042 and 87046.

How to find the GCF of 87042 and 87046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87042 and 87046. After we will calculate the factors of 87042 and 87046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87042

Prime factors of 87042 are 2, 3, 89, 163. Prime factorization of 87042 in exponential form is:

87042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87046

Prime factors of 87046 are 2, 71, 613. Prime factorization of 87046 in exponential form is:

87046 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 613¹

Step-3: Factors of 87042

List of positive integer factors of 87042 that divides 87042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 89, 163, 178, 267, 326, 489, 534, 978, 14507, 29014, 43521

Step-4: Factors of 87046

List of positive integer factors of 87046 that divides 87042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 613, 1226, 43523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87042 and 87046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87042 and 87046 is 2.

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