What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87531 and 87545?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87531 and 87545 is 1.

GCF(87531,87545) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87531 and 87545, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87531 and 87545.

How to find the GCF of 87531 and 87545?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87531 and 87545. After we will calculate the factors of 87531 and 87545 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87531

Prime factors of 87531 are 3, 163, 179. Prime factorization of 87531 in exponential form is:

87531 = 3¹ × 163¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87545

Prime factors of 87545 are 5, 17509. Prime factorization of 87545 in exponential form is:

87545 = 5¹ × 17509¹

Step-3: Factors of 87531

List of positive integer factors of 87531 that divides 87531 without a remainder.

1, 3, 163, 179, 489, 537, 29177

Step-4: Factors of 87545

List of positive integer factors of 87545 that divides 87531 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87531 and 87545. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87531 and 87545 is 1.

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