What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87989 and 87994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87989 and 87994 is 1.

GCF(87989,87994) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87989 and 87994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87989 and 87994.

How to find the GCF of 87989 and 87994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87989 and 87994. After we will calculate the factors of 87989 and 87994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87989

Prime factors of 87989 are 11, 19, 421. Prime factorization of 87989 in exponential form is:

87989 = 11¹ × 19¹ × 421¹

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 87989

List of positive integer factors of 87989 that divides 87989 without a remainder.

1, 11, 19, 209, 421, 4631, 7999

Step-4: Factors of 87994

List of positive integer factors of 87994 that divides 87989 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87989 and 87994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87989 and 87994 is 1.

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