What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87882 and 87886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87882 and 87886 is 2.

GCF(87882,87886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87882 and 87886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87882 and 87886.

How to find the GCF of 87882 and 87886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87882 and 87886. After we will calculate the factors of 87882 and 87886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87882

Prime factors of 87882 are 2, 3, 97, 151. Prime factorization of 87882 in exponential form is:

87882 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 97¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87886

Prime factors of 87886 are 2, 43943. Prime factorization of 87886 in exponential form is:

87886 = 2¹ × 43943¹

Step-3: Factors of 87882

List of positive integer factors of 87882 that divides 87882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 97, 151, 194, 291, 302, 453, 582, 906, 14647, 29294, 43941

Step-4: Factors of 87886

List of positive integer factors of 87886 that divides 87882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43943

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87882 and 87886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87882 and 87886 is 2.

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