What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87957 and 87969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87957 and 87969 is 3.

GCF(87957,87969) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87957 and 87969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87957 and 87969.

How to find the GCF of 87957 and 87969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87957 and 87969. After we will calculate the factors of 87957 and 87969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87957

Prime factors of 87957 are 3, 29, 337. Prime factorization of 87957 in exponential form is:

87957 = 3² × 29¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87969

Prime factors of 87969 are 3, 7, 59, 71. Prime factorization of 87969 in exponential form is:

87969 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 87957

List of positive integer factors of 87957 that divides 87957 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 261, 337, 1011, 3033, 9773, 29319

Step-4: Factors of 87969

List of positive integer factors of 87969 that divides 87957 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 59, 71, 177, 213, 413, 497, 1239, 1491, 4189, 12567, 29323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87957 and 87969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87957 and 87969 is 3.

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