What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87294 and 87302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87294 and 87302 is 2.

GCF(87294,87302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87294 and 87302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87294 and 87302.

How to find the GCF of 87294 and 87302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87294 and 87302. After we will calculate the factors of 87294 and 87302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87294

Prime factors of 87294 are 2, 3, 14549. Prime factorization of 87294 in exponential form is:

87294 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87302

Prime factors of 87302 are 2, 43651. Prime factorization of 87302 in exponential form is:

87302 = 2¹ × 43651¹

Step-3: Factors of 87294

List of positive integer factors of 87294 that divides 87294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14549, 29098, 43647

Step-4: Factors of 87302

List of positive integer factors of 87302 that divides 87294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43651

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87294 and 87302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87294 and 87302 is 2.

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