What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87778 and 87790?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87778 and 87790 is 2.

GCF(87778,87790) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87778 and 87790, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87778 and 87790.

How to find the GCF of 87778 and 87790?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87778 and 87790. After we will calculate the factors of 87778 and 87790 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87778

Prime factors of 87778 are 2, 43889. Prime factorization of 87778 in exponential form is:

87778 = 2¹ × 43889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87790

Prime factors of 87790 are 2, 5, 8779. Prime factorization of 87790 in exponential form is:

87790 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8779¹

Step-3: Factors of 87778

List of positive integer factors of 87778 that divides 87778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43889

Step-4: Factors of 87790

List of positive integer factors of 87790 that divides 87778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8779, 17558, 43895

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87778 and 87790. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87778 and 87790 is 2.

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