What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87231 and 87235?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87231 and 87235 is 1.

GCF(87231,87235) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87231 and 87235, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87231 and 87235.

How to find the GCF of 87231 and 87235?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87231 and 87235. After we will calculate the factors of 87231 and 87235 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87231

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

87231 = 3¹ × 29077¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87235

Prime factors of 87235 are 5, 73, 239. Prime factorization of 87235 in exponential form is:

87235 = 5¹ × 73¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 87231

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

1, 3, 29077

Step-4: Factors of 87235

List of positive integer factors of 87235 that divides 87231 without a remainder.

1, 5, 73, 239, 365, 1195, 17447

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87231 and 87235. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87231 and 87235 is 1.

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