What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87246 and 87257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87246 and 87257 is 1.

GCF(87246,87257) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87246 and 87257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87246 and 87257.

How to find the GCF of 87246 and 87257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87246 and 87257. After we will calculate the factors of 87246 and 87257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87246

Prime factors of 87246 are 2, 3, 37, 131. Prime factorization of 87246 in exponential form is:

87246 = 2¹ × 3² × 37¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87257

Prime factors of 87257 are 87257. Prime factorization of 87257 in exponential form is:

87257 = 87257¹

Step-3: Factors of 87246

List of positive integer factors of 87246 that divides 87246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 37, 74, 111, 131, 222, 262, 333, 393, 666, 786, 1179, 2358, 4847, 9694, 14541, 29082, 43623

Step-4: Factors of 87257

List of positive integer factors of 87257 that divides 87246 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87246 and 87257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87246 and 87257 is 1.

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