What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87816 and 87830?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87816 and 87830 is 2.

GCF(87816,87830) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87816 and 87830, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87816 and 87830.

How to find the GCF of 87816 and 87830?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87816 and 87830. After we will calculate the factors of 87816 and 87830 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87816

Prime factors of 87816 are 2, 3, 3659. Prime factorization of 87816 in exponential form is:

87816 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87830

Prime factors of 87830 are 2, 5, 8783. Prime factorization of 87830 in exponential form is:

87830 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8783¹

Step-3: Factors of 87816

List of positive integer factors of 87816 that divides 87816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3659, 7318, 10977, 14636, 21954, 29272, 43908

Step-4: Factors of 87830

List of positive integer factors of 87830 that divides 87816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8783, 17566, 43915

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87816 and 87830. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87816 and 87830 is 2.

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