What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87333 and 87342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87333 and 87342 is 3.

GCF(87333,87342) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87333 and 87342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87333 and 87342.

How to find the GCF of 87333 and 87342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87333 and 87342. After we will calculate the factors of 87333 and 87342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87333

Prime factors of 87333 are 3, 43, 677. Prime factorization of 87333 in exponential form is:

87333 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 677¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87342

Prime factors of 87342 are 2, 3, 14557. Prime factorization of 87342 in exponential form is:

87342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14557¹

Step-3: Factors of 87333

List of positive integer factors of 87333 that divides 87333 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 129, 677, 2031, 29111

Step-4: Factors of 87342

List of positive integer factors of 87342 that divides 87333 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14557, 29114, 43671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87333 and 87342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87333 and 87342 is 3.

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