What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87494 and 87508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87494 and 87508 is 2.

GCF(87494,87508) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87494 and 87508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87494 and 87508.

How to find the GCF of 87494 and 87508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87494 and 87508. After we will calculate the factors of 87494 and 87508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87494

Prime factors of 87494 are 2, 11, 41, 97. Prime factorization of 87494 in exponential form is:

87494 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87508

Prime factors of 87508 are 2, 131, 167. Prime factorization of 87508 in exponential form is:

87508 = 2² × 131¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 87494

List of positive integer factors of 87494 that divides 87494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 41, 82, 97, 194, 451, 902, 1067, 2134, 3977, 7954, 43747

Step-4: Factors of 87508

List of positive integer factors of 87508 that divides 87494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 131, 167, 262, 334, 524, 668, 21877, 43754

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87494 and 87508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87494 and 87508 is 2.

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