What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87950 and 87968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87950 and 87968 is 2.

GCF(87950,87968) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87950 and 87968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87950 and 87968.

How to find the GCF of 87950 and 87968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87950 and 87968. After we will calculate the factors of 87950 and 87968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87950

Prime factors of 87950 are 2, 5, 1759. Prime factorization of 87950 in exponential form is:

87950 = 2¹ × 5² × 1759¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87968

Prime factors of 87968 are 2, 2749. Prime factorization of 87968 in exponential form is:

87968 = 2⁵ × 2749¹

Step-3: Factors of 87950

List of positive integer factors of 87950 that divides 87950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1759, 3518, 8795, 17590, 43975

Step-4: Factors of 87968

List of positive integer factors of 87968 that divides 87950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 2749, 5498, 10996, 21992, 43984

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87950 and 87968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87950 and 87968 is 2.

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