What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86740 and 86747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86740 and 86747 is 1.

GCF(86740,86747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86740 and 86747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86740 and 86747.

How to find the GCF of 86740 and 86747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86740 and 86747. After we will calculate the factors of 86740 and 86747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86740

Prime factors of 86740 are 2, 5, 4337. Prime factorization of 86740 in exponential form is:

86740 = 2² × 5¹ × 4337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86747

Prime factors of 86747 are 223, 389. Prime factorization of 86747 in exponential form is:

86747 = 223¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 86740

List of positive integer factors of 86740 that divides 86740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 4337, 8674, 17348, 21685, 43370

Step-4: Factors of 86747

List of positive integer factors of 86747 that divides 86740 without a remainder.

1, 223, 389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86740 and 86747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86740 and 86747 is 1.

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