What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87578 and 87598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87578 and 87598 is 2.

GCF(87578,87598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87578 and 87598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87578 and 87598.

How to find the GCF of 87578 and 87598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87578 and 87598. After we will calculate the factors of 87578 and 87598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87578

Prime factors of 87578 are 2, 43789. Prime factorization of 87578 in exponential form is:

87578 = 2¹ × 43789¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87598

Prime factors of 87598 are 2, 7, 6257. Prime factorization of 87598 in exponential form is:

87598 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6257¹

Step-3: Factors of 87578

List of positive integer factors of 87578 that divides 87578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43789

Step-4: Factors of 87598

List of positive integer factors of 87598 that divides 87578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 6257, 12514, 43799

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87578 and 87598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87578 and 87598 is 2.

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