What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87888 and 87897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87888 and 87897 is 3.

GCF(87888,87897) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87888 and 87897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87888 and 87897.

How to find the GCF of 87888 and 87897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87888 and 87897. After we will calculate the factors of 87888 and 87897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87888

Prime factors of 87888 are 2, 3, 1831. Prime factorization of 87888 in exponential form is:

87888 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87897

Prime factors of 87897 are 3, 83, 353. Prime factorization of 87897 in exponential form is:

87897 = 3¹ × 83¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 87888

List of positive integer factors of 87888 that divides 87888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1831, 3662, 5493, 7324, 10986, 14648, 21972, 29296, 43944

Step-4: Factors of 87897

List of positive integer factors of 87897 that divides 87888 without a remainder.

1, 3, 83, 249, 353, 1059, 29299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87888 and 87897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87888 and 87897 is 3.

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