What is the Greatest Common Factor of 87 and 107?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 87 and 107 is 1.

GCF(87,107) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 87 and 107, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 87 and 107.

How to find the GCF of 87 and 107?

We will first find the prime factorization of 87 and 107. After we will calculate the factors of 87 and 107 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 87

Prime factors of 87 are 3, 29. Prime factorization of 87 in exponential form is:

87 = 3¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 107

Prime factors of 107 are 107. Prime factorization of 107 in exponential form is:

107 = 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 87

List of positive integer factors of 87 that divides 87 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29

Step-4: Factors of 107

List of positive integer factors of 107 that divides 87 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 87 and 107. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 87 and 107 is 1.

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