What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87835 and 87842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87835 and 87842 is 1.

GCF(87835,87842) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87835 and 87842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87835 and 87842.

How to find the GCF of 87835 and 87842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87835 and 87842. After we will calculate the factors of 87835 and 87842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87835

Prime factors of 87835 are 5, 11, 1597. Prime factorization of 87835 in exponential form is:

87835 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 1597¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87842

Prime factors of 87842 are 2, 167, 263. Prime factorization of 87842 in exponential form is:

87842 = 2¹ × 167¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 87835

List of positive integer factors of 87835 that divides 87835 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 1597, 7985, 17567

Step-4: Factors of 87842

List of positive integer factors of 87842 that divides 87835 without a remainder.

1, 2, 167, 263, 334, 526, 43921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87835 and 87842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87835 and 87842 is 1.

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