What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87968 and 87973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87968 and 87973 is 1.

GCF(87968,87973) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87968 and 87973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87968 and 87973.

How to find the GCF of 87968 and 87973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87968 and 87973. After we will calculate the factors of 87968 and 87973 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87968

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

87968 = 2⁵ × 2749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87973

Prime factors of 87973 are 87973. Prime factorization of 87973 in exponential form is:

87973 = 87973¹

Step-3: Factors of 87968

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 87973

List of positive integer factors of 87973 that divides 87968 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87968 and 87973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87968 and 87973 is 1.

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