What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87221 and 87231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87221 and 87231 is 1.

GCF(87221,87231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87221 and 87231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87221 and 87231.

How to find the GCF of 87221 and 87231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87221 and 87231. After we will calculate the factors of 87221 and 87231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87221

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

87221 = 87221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87231

Prime factors of 87231 are 3, 29077. Prime factorization of 87231 in exponential form is:

87231 = 3¹ × 29077¹

Step-3: Factors of 87221

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

Step-4: Factors of 87231

List of positive integer factors of 87231 that divides 87221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87221 and 87231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87221 and 87231 is 1.

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