What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86922 and 86937?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86922 and 86937 is 3.

GCF(86922,86937) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86922 and 86937, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86922 and 86937.

How to find the GCF of 86922 and 86937?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86922 and 86937. After we will calculate the factors of 86922 and 86937 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86922

Prime factors of 86922 are 2, 3, 11, 439. Prime factorization of 86922 in exponential form is:

86922 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86937

Prime factors of 86937 are 3, 28979. Prime factorization of 86937 in exponential form is:

86937 = 3¹ × 28979¹

Step-3: Factors of 86922

List of positive integer factors of 86922 that divides 86922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99, 198, 439, 878, 1317, 2634, 3951, 4829, 7902, 9658, 14487, 28974, 43461

Step-4: Factors of 86937

List of positive integer factors of 86937 that divides 86922 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86922 and 86937. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86922 and 86937 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 86922 and 86937