What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87851 and 87862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87851 and 87862 is 1.

GCF(87851,87862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87851 and 87862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87851 and 87862.

How to find the GCF of 87851 and 87862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87851 and 87862. After we will calculate the factors of 87851 and 87862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87851

Prime factors of 87851 are 59, 1489. Prime factorization of 87851 in exponential form is:

87851 = 59¹ × 1489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87862

Prime factors of 87862 are 2, 197, 223. Prime factorization of 87862 in exponential form is:

87862 = 2¹ × 197¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 87851

List of positive integer factors of 87851 that divides 87851 without a remainder.

1, 59, 1489

Step-4: Factors of 87862

List of positive integer factors of 87862 that divides 87851 without a remainder.

1, 2, 197, 223, 394, 446, 43931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87851 and 87862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87851 and 87862 is 1.

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