What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87242 and 87254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87242 and 87254 is 2.

GCF(87242,87254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87242 and 87254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87242 and 87254.

How to find the GCF of 87242 and 87254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87242 and 87254. After we will calculate the factors of 87242 and 87254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87242

Prime factors of 87242 are 2, 181, 241. Prime factorization of 87242 in exponential form is:

87242 = 2¹ × 181¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87254

Prime factors of 87254 are 2, 43627. Prime factorization of 87254 in exponential form is:

87254 = 2¹ × 43627¹

Step-3: Factors of 87242

List of positive integer factors of 87242 that divides 87242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 181, 241, 362, 482, 43621

Step-4: Factors of 87254

List of positive integer factors of 87254 that divides 87242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87242 and 87254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87242 and 87254 is 2.

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