What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87948 and 87963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87948 and 87963 is 3.

GCF(87948,87963) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87948 and 87963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87948 and 87963.

How to find the GCF of 87948 and 87963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87948 and 87963. After we will calculate the factors of 87948 and 87963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87948

Prime factors of 87948 are 2, 3, 7, 349. Prime factorization of 87948 in exponential form is:

87948 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87963

Prime factors of 87963 are 3, 109, 269. Prime factorization of 87963 in exponential form is:

87963 = 3¹ × 109¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 87948

List of positive integer factors of 87948 that divides 87948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 252, 349, 698, 1047, 1396, 2094, 2443, 3141, 4188, 4886, 6282, 7329, 9772, 12564, 14658, 21987, 29316, 43974

Step-4: Factors of 87963

List of positive integer factors of 87963 that divides 87948 without a remainder.

1, 3, 109, 269, 327, 807, 29321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87948 and 87963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87948 and 87963 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 87948 and 87963