What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87642 and 87655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87642 and 87655 is 1.

GCF(87642,87655) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87642 and 87655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87642 and 87655.

How to find the GCF of 87642 and 87655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87642 and 87655. After we will calculate the factors of 87642 and 87655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87642

Prime factors of 87642 are 2, 3, 541. Prime factorization of 87642 in exponential form is:

87642 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87655

Prime factors of 87655 are 5, 47, 373. Prime factorization of 87655 in exponential form is:

87655 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 87642

List of positive integer factors of 87642 that divides 87642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 541, 1082, 1623, 3246, 4869, 9738, 14607, 29214, 43821

Step-4: Factors of 87655

List of positive integer factors of 87655 that divides 87642 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 235, 373, 1865, 17531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87642 and 87655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87642 and 87655 is 1.

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