What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87730 and 87734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87730 and 87734 is 2.

GCF(87730,87734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87730 and 87734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87730 and 87734.

How to find the GCF of 87730 and 87734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87730 and 87734. After we will calculate the factors of 87730 and 87734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87730

Prime factors of 87730 are 2, 5, 31, 283. Prime factorization of 87730 in exponential form is:

87730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87734

Prime factors of 87734 are 2, 43867. Prime factorization of 87734 in exponential form is:

87734 = 2¹ × 43867¹

Step-3: Factors of 87730

List of positive integer factors of 87730 that divides 87730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 31, 62, 155, 283, 310, 566, 1415, 2830, 8773, 17546, 43865

Step-4: Factors of 87734

List of positive integer factors of 87734 that divides 87730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87730 and 87734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87730 and 87734 is 2.

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