What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87426 and 87440?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87426 and 87440 is 2.

GCF(87426,87440) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87426 and 87440, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87426 and 87440.

How to find the GCF of 87426 and 87440?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87426 and 87440. After we will calculate the factors of 87426 and 87440 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87426

Prime factors of 87426 are 2, 3, 1619. Prime factorization of 87426 in exponential form is:

87426 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87440

Prime factors of 87440 are 2, 5, 1093. Prime factorization of 87440 in exponential form is:

87440 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1093¹

Step-3: Factors of 87426

List of positive integer factors of 87426 that divides 87426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1619, 3238, 4857, 9714, 14571, 29142, 43713

Step-4: Factors of 87440

List of positive integer factors of 87440 that divides 87426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 1093, 2186, 4372, 5465, 8744, 10930, 17488, 21860, 43720

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87426 and 87440. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87426 and 87440 is 2.

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