What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10173 and 10179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10173 and 10179 is 3.

GCF(10173,10179) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10173 and 10179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10173 and 10179.

How to find the GCF of 10173 and 10179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10173 and 10179. After we will calculate the factors of 10173 and 10179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10173

Prime factors of 10173 are 3, 3391. Prime factorization of 10173 in exponential form is:

10173 = 3¹ × 3391¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10179

Prime factors of 10179 are 3, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 10179 in exponential form is:

10179 = 3³ × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 10173

List of positive integer factors of 10173 that divides 10173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3391

Step-4: Factors of 10179

List of positive integer factors of 10179 that divides 10173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 29, 39, 87, 117, 261, 351, 377, 783, 1131, 3393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10173 and 10179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10173 and 10179 is 3.

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