What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87550 and 87554?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87550 and 87554 is 2.

GCF(87550,87554) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87550 and 87554, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87550 and 87554.

How to find the GCF of 87550 and 87554?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87550 and 87554. After we will calculate the factors of 87550 and 87554 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 87554

Prime factors of 87554 are 2, 43777. Prime factorization of 87554 in exponential form is:

87554 = 2¹ × 43777¹

Step-3: Factors of 87550

List of positive integer factors of 87550 that divides 87550 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

Step-4: Factors of 87554

List of positive integer factors of 87554 that divides 87550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87550 and 87554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87550 and 87554 is 2.

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