What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87146 and 87158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87146 and 87158 is 2.

GCF(87146,87158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87146 and 87158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87146 and 87158.

How to find the GCF of 87146 and 87158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87146 and 87158. After we will calculate the factors of 87146 and 87158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87146

Prime factors of 87146 are 2, 43573. Prime factorization of 87146 in exponential form is:

87146 = 2¹ × 43573¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87158

Prime factors of 87158 are 2, 43579. Prime factorization of 87158 in exponential form is:

87158 = 2¹ × 43579¹

Step-3: Factors of 87146

List of positive integer factors of 87146 that divides 87146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43573

Step-4: Factors of 87158

List of positive integer factors of 87158 that divides 87146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87146 and 87158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87146 and 87158 is 2.

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