What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87421 and 87429?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87421 and 87429 is 1.

GCF(87421,87429) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87421 and 87429, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87421 and 87429.

How to find the GCF of 87421 and 87429?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87421 and 87429. After we will calculate the factors of 87421 and 87429 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87421

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

87421 = 87421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87429

Prime factors of 87429 are 3, 151, 193. Prime factorization of 87429 in exponential form is:

87429 = 3¹ × 151¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 87421

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

Step-4: Factors of 87429

List of positive integer factors of 87429 that divides 87421 without a remainder.

1, 3, 151, 193, 453, 579, 29143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87421 and 87429. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87421 and 87429 is 1.

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