What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87918 and 87922?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87918 and 87922 is 2.

GCF(87918,87922) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87918 and 87922, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87918 and 87922.

How to find the GCF of 87918 and 87922?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87918 and 87922. After we will calculate the factors of 87918 and 87922 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87918

Prime factors of 87918 are 2, 3, 14653. Prime factorization of 87918 in exponential form is:

87918 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87922

Prime factors of 87922 are 2, 43961. Prime factorization of 87922 in exponential form is:

87922 = 2¹ × 43961¹

Step-3: Factors of 87918

List of positive integer factors of 87918 that divides 87918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14653, 29306, 43959

Step-4: Factors of 87922

List of positive integer factors of 87922 that divides 87918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87918 and 87922. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87918 and 87922 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87918 and 87922