What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87498 and 87518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87498 and 87518 is 2.

GCF(87498,87518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87498 and 87518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87498 and 87518.

How to find the GCF of 87498 and 87518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87498 and 87518. After we will calculate the factors of 87498 and 87518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87498

Prime factors of 87498 are 2, 3, 4861. Prime factorization of 87498 in exponential form is:

87498 = 2¹ × 3² × 4861¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87518

Prime factors of 87518 are 2, 43759. Prime factorization of 87518 in exponential form is:

87518 = 2¹ × 43759¹

Step-3: Factors of 87498

List of positive integer factors of 87498 that divides 87498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4861, 9722, 14583, 29166, 43749

Step-4: Factors of 87518

List of positive integer factors of 87518 that divides 87498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87498 and 87518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87498 and 87518 is 2.

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