What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87128 and 87140?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87128 and 87140 is 4.

GCF(87128,87140) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87128 and 87140, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87128 and 87140.

How to find the GCF of 87128 and 87140?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87128 and 87140. After we will calculate the factors of 87128 and 87140 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87128

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

87128 = 2³ × 10891¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87140

Prime factors of 87140 are 2, 5, 4357. Prime factorization of 87140 in exponential form is:

87140 = 2² × 5¹ × 4357¹

Step-3: Factors of 87128

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 87140

List of positive integer factors of 87140 that divides 87128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 4357, 8714, 17428, 21785, 43570

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87128 and 87140. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87128 and 87140 is 4.

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