What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87274 and 87284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87274 and 87284 is 2.

GCF(87274,87284) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87274 and 87284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87274 and 87284.

How to find the GCF of 87274 and 87284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87274 and 87284. After we will calculate the factors of 87274 and 87284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87274

Prime factors of 87274 are 2, 11, 3967. Prime factorization of 87274 in exponential form is:

87274 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87284

Prime factors of 87284 are 2, 21821. Prime factorization of 87284 in exponential form is:

87284 = 2² × 21821¹

Step-3: Factors of 87274

List of positive integer factors of 87274 that divides 87274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3967, 7934, 43637

Step-4: Factors of 87284

List of positive integer factors of 87284 that divides 87274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21821, 43642

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87274 and 87284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87274 and 87284 is 2.

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