What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87442 and 87458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87442 and 87458 is 2.

GCF(87442,87458) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87442 and 87458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87442 and 87458.

How to find the GCF of 87442 and 87458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87442 and 87458. After we will calculate the factors of 87442 and 87458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87442

Prime factors of 87442 are 2, 43721. Prime factorization of 87442 in exponential form is:

87442 = 2¹ × 43721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87458

Prime factors of 87458 are 2, 7, 6247. Prime factorization of 87458 in exponential form is:

87458 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6247¹

Step-3: Factors of 87442

List of positive integer factors of 87442 that divides 87442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43721

Step-4: Factors of 87458

List of positive integer factors of 87458 that divides 87442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6247, 12494, 43729

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87442 and 87458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87442 and 87458 is 2.

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