What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87146 and 87166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87146 and 87166 is 2.

GCF(87146,87166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87146 and 87166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87146 and 87166.

How to find the GCF of 87146 and 87166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87146 and 87166. After we will calculate the factors of 87146 and 87166 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 87166

Prime factors of 87166 are 2, 41, 1063. Prime factorization of 87166 in exponential form is:

87166 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 1063¹

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 87166

List of positive integer factors of 87166 that divides 87146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 1063, 2126, 43583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87146 and 87166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87146 and 87166 is 2.

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