What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87564 and 87579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87564 and 87579 is 3.

GCF(87564,87579) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87564 and 87579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87564 and 87579.

How to find the GCF of 87564 and 87579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87564 and 87579. After we will calculate the factors of 87564 and 87579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87564

Prime factors of 87564 are 2, 3, 7297. Prime factorization of 87564 in exponential form is:

87564 = 2² × 3¹ × 7297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87579

Prime factors of 87579 are 3, 37, 263. Prime factorization of 87579 in exponential form is:

87579 = 3² × 37¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 87564

List of positive integer factors of 87564 that divides 87564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7297, 14594, 21891, 29188, 43782

Step-4: Factors of 87579

List of positive integer factors of 87579 that divides 87564 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 37, 111, 263, 333, 789, 2367, 9731, 29193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87564 and 87579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87564 and 87579 is 3.

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