What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87896 and 87902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87896 and 87902 is 2.

GCF(87896,87902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87896 and 87902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87896 and 87902.

How to find the GCF of 87896 and 87902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87896 and 87902. After we will calculate the factors of 87896 and 87902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87896

Prime factors of 87896 are 2, 10987. Prime factorization of 87896 in exponential form is:

87896 = 2³ × 10987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87902

Prime factors of 87902 are 2, 43951. Prime factorization of 87902 in exponential form is:

87902 = 2¹ × 43951¹

Step-3: Factors of 87896

List of positive integer factors of 87896 that divides 87896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 10987, 21974, 43948

Step-4: Factors of 87902

List of positive integer factors of 87902 that divides 87896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87896 and 87902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87896 and 87902 is 2.

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