What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87124 and 87128?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87124 and 87128 is 4.

GCF(87124,87128) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87124 and 87128, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87124 and 87128.

How to find the GCF of 87124 and 87128?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87124 and 87128. After we will calculate the factors of 87124 and 87128 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87124

Prime factors of 87124 are 2, 23, 947. Prime factorization of 87124 in exponential form is:

87124 = 2² × 23¹ × 947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87128

Prime factors of 87128 are 2, 10891. Prime factorization of 87128 in exponential form is:

87128 = 2³ × 10891¹

Step-3: Factors of 87124

List of positive integer factors of 87124 that divides 87124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 947, 1894, 3788, 21781, 43562

Step-4: Factors of 87128

List of positive integer factors of 87128 that divides 87124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10891, 21782, 43564

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87124 and 87128. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87124 and 87128 is 4.

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