What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87588 and 87597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87588 and 87597 is 9.

GCF(87588,87597) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87588 and 87597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87588 and 87597.

How to find the GCF of 87588 and 87597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87588 and 87597. After we will calculate the factors of 87588 and 87597 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 87597

Prime factors of 87597 are 3, 9733. Prime factorization of 87597 in exponential form is:

87597 = 3² × 9733¹

Step-3: Factors of 87588

List of positive integer factors of 87588 that divides 87588 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

Step-4: Factors of 87597

List of positive integer factors of 87597 that divides 87588 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9733, 29199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87588 and 87597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87588 and 87597 is 9.

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