What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87294 and 87309?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87294 and 87309 is 3.

GCF(87294,87309) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87294 and 87309, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87294 and 87309.

How to find the GCF of 87294 and 87309?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87294 and 87309. After we will calculate the factors of 87294 and 87309 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 87309

Prime factors of 87309 are 3, 89, 109. Prime factorization of 87309 in exponential form is:

87309 = 3² × 89¹ × 109¹

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 87309

List of positive integer factors of 87309 that divides 87294 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 89, 109, 267, 327, 801, 981, 9701, 29103

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87294 and 87309. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87294 and 87309 is 3.

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