What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87855 and 87875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87855 and 87875 is 5.

GCF(87855,87875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87855 and 87875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87855 and 87875.

How to find the GCF of 87855 and 87875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87855 and 87875. After we will calculate the factors of 87855 and 87875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87855

Prime factors of 87855 are 3, 5, 5857. Prime factorization of 87855 in exponential form is:

87855 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87875

Prime factors of 87875 are 5, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 87875 in exponential form is:

87875 = 5³ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 87855

List of positive integer factors of 87855 that divides 87855 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5857, 17571, 29285

Step-4: Factors of 87875

List of positive integer factors of 87875 that divides 87855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 25, 37, 95, 125, 185, 475, 703, 925, 2375, 3515, 4625, 17575

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87855 and 87875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87855 and 87875 is 5.

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