What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87996 and 88003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87996 and 88003 is 1.

GCF(87996,88003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87996 and 88003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87996 and 88003.

How to find the GCF of 87996 and 88003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87996 and 88003. After we will calculate the factors of 87996 and 88003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87996

Prime factors of 87996 are 2, 3, 7333. Prime factorization of 87996 in exponential form is:

87996 = 2² × 3¹ × 7333¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88003

Prime factors of 88003 are 88003. Prime factorization of 88003 in exponential form is:

88003 = 88003¹

Step-3: Factors of 87996

List of positive integer factors of 87996 that divides 87996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7333, 14666, 21999, 29332, 43998

Step-4: Factors of 88003

List of positive integer factors of 88003 that divides 87996 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87996 and 88003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87996 and 88003 is 1.

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