What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87579 and 87585?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87579 and 87585 is 3.

GCF(87579,87585) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87579 and 87585, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87579 and 87585.

How to find the GCF of 87579 and 87585?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87579 and 87585. After we will calculate the factors of 87579 and 87585 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 87585

Prime factors of 87585 are 3, 5, 5839. Prime factorization of 87585 in exponential form is:

87585 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5839¹

Step-3: Factors of 87579

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 87585

List of positive integer factors of 87585 that divides 87579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5839, 17517, 29195

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87579 and 87585. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87579 and 87585 is 3.

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