What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87356 and 87364?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87356 and 87364 is 4.

GCF(87356,87364) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87356 and 87364, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87356 and 87364.

How to find the GCF of 87356 and 87364?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87356 and 87364. After we will calculate the factors of 87356 and 87364 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87356

Prime factors of 87356 are 2, 21839. Prime factorization of 87356 in exponential form is:

87356 = 2² × 21839¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87364

Prime factors of 87364 are 2, 21841. Prime factorization of 87364 in exponential form is:

87364 = 2² × 21841¹

Step-3: Factors of 87356

List of positive integer factors of 87356 that divides 87356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21839, 43678

Step-4: Factors of 87364

List of positive integer factors of 87364 that divides 87356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21841, 43682

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87356 and 87364. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87356 and 87364 is 4.

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