What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87417 and 87428?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87417 and 87428 is 11.

GCF(87417,87428) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87417 and 87428, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87417 and 87428.

How to find the GCF of 87417 and 87428?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87417 and 87428. After we will calculate the factors of 87417 and 87428 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87417

Prime factors of 87417 are 3, 11, 883. Prime factorization of 87417 in exponential form is:

87417 = 3² × 11¹ × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87428

Prime factors of 87428 are 2, 11, 1987. Prime factorization of 87428 in exponential form is:

87428 = 2² × 11¹ × 1987¹

Step-3: Factors of 87417

List of positive integer factors of 87417 that divides 87417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 883, 2649, 7947, 9713, 29139

Step-4: Factors of 87428

List of positive integer factors of 87428 that divides 87417 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1987, 3974, 7948, 21857, 43714

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87417 and 87428. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87417 and 87428 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87417 and 87428