What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86928 and 86937?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86928 and 86937 is 3.

GCF(86928,86937) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86928 and 86937, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86928 and 86937.

How to find the GCF of 86928 and 86937?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86928 and 86937. After we will calculate the factors of 86928 and 86937 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86928

Prime factors of 86928 are 2, 3, 1811. Prime factorization of 86928 in exponential form is:

86928 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1811¹

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 86928

List of positive integer factors of 86928 that divides 86928 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1811, 3622, 5433, 7244, 10866, 14488, 21732, 28976, 43464

Step-4: Factors of 86937

List of positive integer factors of 86937 that divides 86928 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86928 and 86937. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86928 and 86937 is 3.

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