What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87842 and 87847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87842 and 87847 is 1.

GCF(87842,87847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87842 and 87847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87842 and 87847.

How to find the GCF of 87842 and 87847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87842 and 87847. After we will calculate the factors of 87842 and 87847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 87847

Prime factors of 87847 are 107, 821. Prime factorization of 87847 in exponential form is:

87847 = 107¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 87842

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 87847

List of positive integer factors of 87847 that divides 87842 without a remainder.

1, 107, 821

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87842 and 87847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87842 and 87847 is 1.

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