What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87977 and 87982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87977 and 87982 is 1.

GCF(87977,87982) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87977 and 87982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87977 and 87982.

How to find the GCF of 87977 and 87982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87977 and 87982. After we will calculate the factors of 87977 and 87982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87977

Prime factors of 87977 are 87977. Prime factorization of 87977 in exponential form is:

87977 = 87977¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87982

Prime factors of 87982 are 2, 43991. Prime factorization of 87982 in exponential form is:

87982 = 2¹ × 43991¹

Step-3: Factors of 87977

List of positive integer factors of 87977 that divides 87977 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 87982

List of positive integer factors of 87982 that divides 87977 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43991

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87977 and 87982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87977 and 87982 is 1.

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