What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84072 and 84087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84072 and 84087 is 3.

GCF(84072,84087) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84072 and 84087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84072 and 84087.

How to find the GCF of 84072 and 84087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84072 and 84087. After we will calculate the factors of 84072 and 84087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84072

Prime factors of 84072 are 2, 3, 31, 113. Prime factorization of 84072 in exponential form is:

84072 = 2³ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84087

Prime factors of 84087 are 3, 9343. Prime factorization of 84087 in exponential form is:

84087 = 3² × 9343¹

Step-3: Factors of 84072

List of positive integer factors of 84072 that divides 84072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 31, 62, 93, 113, 124, 186, 226, 248, 339, 372, 452, 678, 744, 904, 1356, 2712, 3503, 7006, 10509, 14012, 21018, 28024, 42036

Step-4: Factors of 84087

List of positive integer factors of 84087 that divides 84072 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9343, 28029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84072 and 84087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84072 and 84087 is 3.

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