What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87556 and 87572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87556 and 87572 is 4.

GCF(87556,87572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87556 and 87572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87556 and 87572.

How to find the GCF of 87556 and 87572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87556 and 87572. After we will calculate the factors of 87556 and 87572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87556

Prime factors of 87556 are 2, 7, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 87556 in exponential form is:

87556 = 2² × 7¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87572

Prime factors of 87572 are 2, 21893. Prime factorization of 87572 in exponential form is:

87572 = 2² × 21893¹

Step-3: Factors of 87556

List of positive integer factors of 87556 that divides 87556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 53, 59, 106, 118, 212, 236, 371, 413, 742, 826, 1484, 1652, 3127, 6254, 12508, 21889, 43778

Step-4: Factors of 87572

List of positive integer factors of 87572 that divides 87556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21893, 43786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87556 and 87572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87556 and 87572 is 4.

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