What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87280 and 87286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87280 and 87286 is 2.

GCF(87280,87286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87280 and 87286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87280 and 87286.

How to find the GCF of 87280 and 87286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87280 and 87286. After we will calculate the factors of 87280 and 87286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87280

Prime factors of 87280 are 2, 5, 1091. Prime factorization of 87280 in exponential form is:

87280 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1091¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87286

Prime factors of 87286 are 2, 19, 2297. Prime factorization of 87286 in exponential form is:

87286 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2297¹

Step-3: Factors of 87280

List of positive integer factors of 87280 that divides 87280 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 1091, 2182, 4364, 5455, 8728, 10910, 17456, 21820, 43640

Step-4: Factors of 87286

List of positive integer factors of 87286 that divides 87280 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 2297, 4594, 43643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87280 and 87286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87280 and 87286 is 2.

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