What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87465 and 87477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87465 and 87477 is 3.

GCF(87465,87477) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87465 and 87477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87465 and 87477.

How to find the GCF of 87465 and 87477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87465 and 87477. After we will calculate the factors of 87465 and 87477 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87465

Prime factors of 87465 are 3, 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 87465 in exponential form is:

87465 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7³ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87477

Prime factors of 87477 are 3, 13, 2243. Prime factorization of 87477 in exponential form is:

87477 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 2243¹

Step-3: Factors of 87465

List of positive integer factors of 87465 that divides 87465 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 21, 35, 49, 51, 85, 105, 119, 147, 245, 255, 343, 357, 595, 735, 833, 1029, 1715, 1785, 2499, 4165, 5145, 5831, 12495, 17493, 29155

Step-4: Factors of 87477

List of positive integer factors of 87477 that divides 87465 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 2243, 6729, 29159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87465 and 87477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87465 and 87477 is 3.

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