What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87218 and 87224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87218 and 87224 is 2.

GCF(87218,87224) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87218 and 87224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87218 and 87224.

How to find the GCF of 87218 and 87224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87218 and 87224. After we will calculate the factors of 87218 and 87224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87218

Prime factors of 87218 are 2, 43609. Prime factorization of 87218 in exponential form is:

87218 = 2¹ × 43609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87224

Prime factors of 87224 are 2, 10903. Prime factorization of 87224 in exponential form is:

87224 = 2³ × 10903¹

Step-3: Factors of 87218

List of positive integer factors of 87218 that divides 87218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43609

Step-4: Factors of 87224

List of positive integer factors of 87224 that divides 87218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10903, 21806, 43612

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87218 and 87224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87218 and 87224 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87218 and 87224