What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87222 and 87238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87222 and 87238 is 2.

GCF(87222,87238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87222 and 87238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87222 and 87238.

How to find the GCF of 87222 and 87238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87222 and 87238. After we will calculate the factors of 87222 and 87238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87222

Prime factors of 87222 are 2, 3, 14537. Prime factorization of 87222 in exponential form is:

87222 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14537¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87238

Prime factors of 87238 are 2, 53, 823. Prime factorization of 87238 in exponential form is:

87238 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 87222

List of positive integer factors of 87222 that divides 87222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14537, 29074, 43611

Step-4: Factors of 87238

List of positive integer factors of 87238 that divides 87222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 823, 1646, 43619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87222 and 87238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87222 and 87238 is 2.

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