What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87209 and 87221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87209 and 87221 is 1.

GCF(87209,87221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87209 and 87221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87209 and 87221.

How to find the GCF of 87209 and 87221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87209 and 87221. After we will calculate the factors of 87209 and 87221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87209

Prime factors of 87209 are 37, 2357. Prime factorization of 87209 in exponential form is:

87209 = 37¹ × 2357¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87221

Prime factors of 87221 are 87221. Prime factorization of 87221 in exponential form is:

87221 = 87221¹

Step-3: Factors of 87209

List of positive integer factors of 87209 that divides 87209 without a remainder.

1, 37, 2357

Step-4: Factors of 87221

List of positive integer factors of 87221 that divides 87209 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87209 and 87221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87209 and 87221 is 1.

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