What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17625 and 17631?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17625 and 17631 is 3.

GCF(17625,17631) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17625 and 17631, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17625 and 17631.

How to find the GCF of 17625 and 17631?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17625 and 17631. After we will calculate the factors of 17625 and 17631 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17625

Prime factors of 17625 are 3, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 17625 in exponential form is:

17625 = 3¹ × 5³ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17631

Prime factors of 17631 are 3, 653. Prime factorization of 17631 in exponential form is:

17631 = 3³ × 653¹

Step-3: Factors of 17625

List of positive integer factors of 17625 that divides 17625 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 47, 75, 125, 141, 235, 375, 705, 1175, 3525, 5875

Step-4: Factors of 17631

List of positive integer factors of 17631 that divides 17625 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 653, 1959, 5877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17625 and 17631. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17625 and 17631 is 3.

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