What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10281 and 10287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10281 and 10287 is 3.

GCF(10281,10287) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10281 and 10287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10281 and 10287.

How to find the GCF of 10281 and 10287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10281 and 10287. After we will calculate the factors of 10281 and 10287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10281

Prime factors of 10281 are 3, 23, 149. Prime factorization of 10281 in exponential form is:

10281 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10287

Prime factors of 10287 are 3, 127. Prime factorization of 10287 in exponential form is:

10287 = 3⁴ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 10281

List of positive integer factors of 10281 that divides 10281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 149, 447, 3427

Step-4: Factors of 10287

List of positive integer factors of 10287 that divides 10281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 127, 381, 1143, 3429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10281 and 10287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10281 and 10287 is 3.

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