What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87284 and 87292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87284 and 87292 is 4.

GCF(87284,87292) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87284 and 87292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87284 and 87292.

How to find the GCF of 87284 and 87292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87284 and 87292. After we will calculate the factors of 87284 and 87292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87284

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

87284 = 2² × 21821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87292

Prime factors of 87292 are 2, 139, 157. Prime factorization of 87292 in exponential form is:

87292 = 2² × 139¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 87284

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

1, 2, 4, 21821, 43642

Step-4: Factors of 87292

List of positive integer factors of 87292 that divides 87284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 139, 157, 278, 314, 556, 628, 21823, 43646

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87284 and 87292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87284 and 87292 is 4.

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