What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87574 and 87588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87574 and 87588 is 2.

GCF(87574,87588) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87574 and 87588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87574 and 87588.

How to find the GCF of 87574 and 87588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87574 and 87588. After we will calculate the factors of 87574 and 87588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87574

Prime factors of 87574 are 2, 43787. Prime factorization of 87574 in exponential form is:

87574 = 2¹ × 43787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87588

Prime factors of 87588 are 2, 3, 811. Prime factorization of 87588 in exponential form is:

87588 = 2² × 3³ × 811¹

Step-3: Factors of 87574

List of positive integer factors of 87574 that divides 87574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43787

Step-4: Factors of 87588

List of positive integer factors of 87588 that divides 87574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 811, 1622, 2433, 3244, 4866, 7299, 9732, 14598, 21897, 29196, 43794

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87574 and 87588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87574 and 87588 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87574 and 87588