What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87478 and 87488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87478 and 87488 is 2.

GCF(87478,87488) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87478 and 87488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87478 and 87488.

How to find the GCF of 87478 and 87488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87478 and 87488. After we will calculate the factors of 87478 and 87488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87478

Prime factors of 87478 are 2, 191, 229. Prime factorization of 87478 in exponential form is:

87478 = 2¹ × 191¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87488

Prime factors of 87488 are 2, 1367. Prime factorization of 87488 in exponential form is:

87488 = 2⁶ × 1367¹

Step-3: Factors of 87478

List of positive integer factors of 87478 that divides 87478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 191, 229, 382, 458, 43739

Step-4: Factors of 87488

List of positive integer factors of 87488 that divides 87478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 1367, 2734, 5468, 10936, 21872, 43744

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87478 and 87488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87478 and 87488 is 2.

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