What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87921 and 87933?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87921 and 87933 is 3.

GCF(87921,87933) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87921 and 87933, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87921 and 87933.

How to find the GCF of 87921 and 87933?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87921 and 87933. After we will calculate the factors of 87921 and 87933 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87921

Prime factors of 87921 are 3, 9769. Prime factorization of 87921 in exponential form is:

87921 = 3² × 9769¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87933

Prime factors of 87933 are 3, 29311. Prime factorization of 87933 in exponential form is:

87933 = 3¹ × 29311¹

Step-3: Factors of 87921

List of positive integer factors of 87921 that divides 87921 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9769, 29307

Step-4: Factors of 87933

List of positive integer factors of 87933 that divides 87921 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87921 and 87933. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87921 and 87933 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87921 and 87933