What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87894 and 87898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87894 and 87898 is 2.

GCF(87894,87898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87894 and 87898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87894 and 87898.

How to find the GCF of 87894 and 87898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87894 and 87898. After we will calculate the factors of 87894 and 87898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87894

Prime factors of 87894 are 2, 3, 19, 257. Prime factorization of 87894 in exponential form is:

87894 = 2¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87898

Prime factors of 87898 are 2, 71, 619. Prime factorization of 87898 in exponential form is:

87898 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 619¹

Step-3: Factors of 87894

List of positive integer factors of 87894 that divides 87894 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 38, 57, 114, 171, 257, 342, 514, 771, 1542, 2313, 4626, 4883, 9766, 14649, 29298, 43947

Step-4: Factors of 87898

List of positive integer factors of 87898 that divides 87894 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 619, 1238, 43949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87894 and 87898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87894 and 87898 is 2.

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