What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87375 and 87387?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87375 and 87387 is 3.

GCF(87375,87387) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87375 and 87387, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87375 and 87387.

How to find the GCF of 87375 and 87387?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87375 and 87387. After we will calculate the factors of 87375 and 87387 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87375

Prime factors of 87375 are 3, 5, 233. Prime factorization of 87375 in exponential form is:

87375 = 3¹ × 5³ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87387

Prime factors of 87387 are 3, 29129. Prime factorization of 87387 in exponential form is:

87387 = 3¹ × 29129¹

Step-3: Factors of 87375

List of positive integer factors of 87375 that divides 87375 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 125, 233, 375, 699, 1165, 3495, 5825, 17475, 29125

Step-4: Factors of 87387

List of positive integer factors of 87387 that divides 87375 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87375 and 87387. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87375 and 87387 is 3.

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