What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87500 and 87504?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87500 and 87504 is 4.

GCF(87500,87504) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87500 and 87504, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87500 and 87504.

How to find the GCF of 87500 and 87504?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87500 and 87504. After we will calculate the factors of 87500 and 87504 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87500

Prime factors of 87500 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 87500 in exponential form is:

87500 = 2² × 5⁵ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87504

Prime factors of 87504 are 2, 3, 1823. Prime factorization of 87504 in exponential form is:

87504 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1823¹

Step-3: Factors of 87500

List of positive integer factors of 87500 that divides 87500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 50, 70, 100, 125, 140, 175, 250, 350, 500, 625, 700, 875, 1250, 1750, 2500, 3125, 3500, 4375, 6250, 8750, 12500, 17500, 21875, 43750

Step-4: Factors of 87504

List of positive integer factors of 87504 that divides 87500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1823, 3646, 5469, 7292, 10938, 14584, 21876, 29168, 43752

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87500 and 87504. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87500 and 87504 is 4.

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