What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87500 and 87515?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87500 and 87515 is 5.

GCF(87500,87515) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87500 and 87515, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87500 and 87515.

How to find the GCF of 87500 and 87515?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87500 and 87515. After we will calculate the factors of 87500 and 87515 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 87515

Prime factors of 87515 are 5, 23, 761. Prime factorization of 87515 in exponential form is:

87515 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 761¹

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 87515

List of positive integer factors of 87515 that divides 87500 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 115, 761, 3805, 17503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87500 and 87515. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87500 and 87515 is 5.

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