What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87173 and 87177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87173 and 87177 is 1.

GCF(87173,87177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87173 and 87177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87173 and 87177.

How to find the GCF of 87173 and 87177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87173 and 87177. After we will calculate the factors of 87173 and 87177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87173

Prime factors of 87173 are 179, 487. Prime factorization of 87173 in exponential form is:

87173 = 179¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87177

Prime factors of 87177 are 3, 29059. Prime factorization of 87177 in exponential form is:

87177 = 3¹ × 29059¹

Step-3: Factors of 87173

List of positive integer factors of 87173 that divides 87173 without a remainder.

1, 179, 487

Step-4: Factors of 87177

List of positive integer factors of 87177 that divides 87173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29059

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87173 and 87177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87173 and 87177 is 1.

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