What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87246 and 87260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87246 and 87260 is 2.

GCF(87246,87260) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87246 and 87260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87246 and 87260.

How to find the GCF of 87246 and 87260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87246 and 87260. After we will calculate the factors of 87246 and 87260 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 87260

Prime factors of 87260 are 2, 5, 4363. Prime factorization of 87260 in exponential form is:

87260 = 2² × 5¹ × 4363¹

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 87260

List of positive integer factors of 87260 that divides 87246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 4363, 8726, 17452, 21815, 43630

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87246 and 87260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87246 and 87260 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87246 and 87260