What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87901 and 87908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87901 and 87908 is 1.

GCF(87901,87908) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87901 and 87908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87901 and 87908.

How to find the GCF of 87901 and 87908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87901 and 87908. After we will calculate the factors of 87901 and 87908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87901

Prime factors of 87901 are 11, 61, 131. Prime factorization of 87901 in exponential form is:

87901 = 11¹ × 61¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87908

Prime factors of 87908 are 2, 21977. Prime factorization of 87908 in exponential form is:

87908 = 2² × 21977¹

Step-3: Factors of 87901

List of positive integer factors of 87901 that divides 87901 without a remainder.

1, 11, 61, 131, 671, 1441, 7991

Step-4: Factors of 87908

List of positive integer factors of 87908 that divides 87901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21977, 43954

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87901 and 87908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87901 and 87908 is 1.

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