What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87401 and 87421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87401 and 87421 is 1.

GCF(87401,87421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87401 and 87421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87401 and 87421.

How to find the GCF of 87401 and 87421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87401 and 87421. After we will calculate the factors of 87401 and 87421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87401

Prime factors of 87401 are 71, 1231. Prime factorization of 87401 in exponential form is:

87401 = 71¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87421

Prime factors of 87421 are 87421. Prime factorization of 87421 in exponential form is:

87421 = 87421¹

Step-3: Factors of 87401

List of positive integer factors of 87401 that divides 87401 without a remainder.

1, 71, 1231

Step-4: Factors of 87421

List of positive integer factors of 87421 that divides 87401 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87401 and 87421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87401 and 87421 is 1.

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