What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87991 and 87998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87991 and 87998 is 1.

GCF(87991,87998) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87991 and 87998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87991 and 87998.

How to find the GCF of 87991 and 87998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87991 and 87998. After we will calculate the factors of 87991 and 87998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87991

Prime factors of 87991 are 87991. Prime factorization of 87991 in exponential form is:

87991 = 87991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 87998

Prime factors of 87998 are 2, 23, 1913. Prime factorization of 87998 in exponential form is:

87998 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1913¹

Step-3: Factors of 87991

List of positive integer factors of 87991 that divides 87991 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 87998

List of positive integer factors of 87998 that divides 87991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1913, 3826, 43999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87991 and 87998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87991 and 87998 is 1.

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