What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87656 and 87662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87656 and 87662 is 2.

GCF(87656,87662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87656 and 87662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87656 and 87662.

How to find the GCF of 87656 and 87662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87656 and 87662. After we will calculate the factors of 87656 and 87662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87656

Prime factors of 87656 are 2, 10957. Prime factorization of 87656 in exponential form is:

87656 = 2³ × 10957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87662

Prime factors of 87662 are 2, 53, 827. Prime factorization of 87662 in exponential form is:

87662 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 827¹

Step-3: Factors of 87656

List of positive integer factors of 87656 that divides 87656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10957, 21914, 43828

Step-4: Factors of 87662

List of positive integer factors of 87662 that divides 87656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 827, 1654, 43831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87656 and 87662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87656 and 87662 is 2.

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