What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87180 and 87198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87180 and 87198 is 6.

GCF(87180,87198) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87180 and 87198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87180 and 87198.

How to find the GCF of 87180 and 87198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87180 and 87198. After we will calculate the factors of 87180 and 87198 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87180

Prime factors of 87180 are 2, 3, 5, 1453. Prime factorization of 87180 in exponential form is:

87180 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1453¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87198

Prime factors of 87198 are 2, 3, 14533. Prime factorization of 87198 in exponential form is:

87198 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14533¹

Step-3: Factors of 87180

List of positive integer factors of 87180 that divides 87180 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 1453, 2906, 4359, 5812, 7265, 8718, 14530, 17436, 21795, 29060, 43590

Step-4: Factors of 87198

List of positive integer factors of 87198 that divides 87180 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14533, 29066, 43599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87180 and 87198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87180 and 87198 is 6.

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