What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87396 and 87405?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87396 and 87405 is 3.

GCF(87396,87405) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87396 and 87405, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87396 and 87405.

How to find the GCF of 87396 and 87405?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87396 and 87405. After we will calculate the factors of 87396 and 87405 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87396

Prime factors of 87396 are 2, 3, 7283. Prime factorization of 87396 in exponential form is:

87396 = 2² × 3¹ × 7283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87405

Prime factors of 87405 are 3, 5, 5827. Prime factorization of 87405 in exponential form is:

87405 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5827¹

Step-3: Factors of 87396

List of positive integer factors of 87396 that divides 87396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7283, 14566, 21849, 29132, 43698

Step-4: Factors of 87405

List of positive integer factors of 87405 that divides 87396 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5827, 17481, 29135

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87396 and 87405. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87396 and 87405 is 3.

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