What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87240 and 87258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87240 and 87258 is 6.

GCF(87240,87258) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87240 and 87258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87240 and 87258.

How to find the GCF of 87240 and 87258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87240 and 87258. After we will calculate the factors of 87240 and 87258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87240

Prime factors of 87240 are 2, 3, 5, 727. Prime factorization of 87240 in exponential form is:

87240 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87258

Prime factors of 87258 are 2, 3, 14543. Prime factorization of 87258 in exponential form is:

87258 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14543¹

Step-3: Factors of 87240

List of positive integer factors of 87240 that divides 87240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 727, 1454, 2181, 2908, 3635, 4362, 5816, 7270, 8724, 10905, 14540, 17448, 21810, 29080, 43620

Step-4: Factors of 87258

List of positive integer factors of 87258 that divides 87240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14543, 29086, 43629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87240 and 87258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87240 and 87258 is 6.

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