What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20043 and 20060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20043 and 20060 is 17.

GCF(20043,20060) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20043 and 20060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20043 and 20060.

How to find the GCF of 20043 and 20060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20043 and 20060. After we will calculate the factors of 20043 and 20060 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20043

Prime factors of 20043 are 3, 17, 131. Prime factorization of 20043 in exponential form is:

20043 = 3² × 17¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20060

Prime factors of 20060 are 2, 5, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 20060 in exponential form is:

20060 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 20043

List of positive integer factors of 20043 that divides 20043 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 131, 153, 393, 1179, 2227, 6681

Step-4: Factors of 20060

List of positive integer factors of 20060 that divides 20043 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 59, 68, 85, 118, 170, 236, 295, 340, 590, 1003, 1180, 2006, 4012, 5015, 10030

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20043 and 20060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20043 and 20060 is 17.

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