What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20079 and 20085?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20079 and 20085 is 3.

GCF(20079,20085) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20079 and 20085, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20079 and 20085.

How to find the GCF of 20079 and 20085?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20079 and 20085. After we will calculate the factors of 20079 and 20085 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20079

Prime factors of 20079 are 3, 23, 97. Prime factorization of 20079 in exponential form is:

20079 = 3² × 23¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20085

Prime factors of 20085 are 3, 5, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 20085 in exponential form is:

20085 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 20079

List of positive integer factors of 20079 that divides 20079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 97, 207, 291, 873, 2231, 6693

Step-4: Factors of 20085

List of positive integer factors of 20085 that divides 20079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 39, 65, 103, 195, 309, 515, 1339, 1545, 4017, 6695

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20079 and 20085. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20079 and 20085 is 3.

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