What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87975 and 87994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87975 and 87994 is 1.

GCF(87975,87994) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87975 and 87994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87975 and 87994.

How to find the GCF of 87975 and 87994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87975 and 87994. After we will calculate the factors of 87975 and 87994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87975

Prime factors of 87975 are 3, 5, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 87975 in exponential form is:

87975 = 3² × 5² × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87994

Prime factors of 87994 are 2, 43997. Prime factorization of 87994 in exponential form is:

87994 = 2¹ × 43997¹

Step-3: Factors of 87975

List of positive integer factors of 87975 that divides 87975 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 23, 25, 45, 51, 69, 75, 85, 115, 153, 207, 225, 255, 345, 391, 425, 575, 765, 1035, 1173, 1275, 1725, 1955, 3519, 3825, 5175, 5865, 9775, 17595, 29325

Step-4: Factors of 87994

List of positive integer factors of 87994 that divides 87975 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87975 and 87994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87975 and 87994 is 1.

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