What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87246 and 87259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87246 and 87259 is 1.

GCF(87246,87259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87246 and 87259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87246 and 87259.

How to find the GCF of 87246 and 87259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87246 and 87259. After we will calculate the factors of 87246 and 87259 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 87259

Prime factors of 87259 are 71, 1229. Prime factorization of 87259 in exponential form is:

87259 = 71¹ × 1229¹

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 87259

List of positive integer factors of 87259 that divides 87246 without a remainder.

1, 71, 1229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87246 and 87259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87246 and 87259 is 1.

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