What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87546 and 87550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87546 and 87550 is 2.

GCF(87546,87550) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87546 and 87550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87546 and 87550.

How to find the GCF of 87546 and 87550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87546 and 87550. After we will calculate the factors of 87546 and 87550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87546

Prime factors of 87546 are 2, 3, 14591. Prime factorization of 87546 in exponential form is:

87546 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14591¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87550

Prime factors of 87550 are 2, 5, 17, 103. Prime factorization of 87550 in exponential form is:

87550 = 2¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 87546

List of positive integer factors of 87546 that divides 87546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14591, 29182, 43773

Step-4: Factors of 87550

List of positive integer factors of 87550 that divides 87546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 50, 85, 103, 170, 206, 425, 515, 850, 1030, 1751, 2575, 3502, 5150, 8755, 17510, 43775

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87546 and 87550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87546 and 87550 is 2.

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