What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87718 and 87722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87718 and 87722 is 2.

GCF(87718,87722) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87718 and 87722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87718 and 87722.

How to find the GCF of 87718 and 87722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87718 and 87722. After we will calculate the factors of 87718 and 87722 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87718

Prime factors of 87718 are 2, 61, 719. Prime factorization of 87718 in exponential form is:

87718 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87722

Prime factors of 87722 are 2, 23, 1907. Prime factorization of 87722 in exponential form is:

87722 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1907¹

Step-3: Factors of 87718

List of positive integer factors of 87718 that divides 87718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 719, 1438, 43859

Step-4: Factors of 87722

List of positive integer factors of 87722 that divides 87718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1907, 3814, 43861

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87718 and 87722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87718 and 87722 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87718 and 87722