What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87042 and 87049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87042 and 87049 is 1.

GCF(87042,87049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87042 and 87049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87042 and 87049.

How to find the GCF of 87042 and 87049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87042 and 87049. After we will calculate the factors of 87042 and 87049 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 87049

Prime factors of 87049 are 87049. Prime factorization of 87049 in exponential form is:

87049 = 87049¹

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 87049

List of positive integer factors of 87049 that divides 87042 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87042 and 87049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87042 and 87049 is 1.

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