What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20529 and 20541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20529 and 20541 is 3.

GCF(20529,20541) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20529 and 20541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20529 and 20541.

How to find the GCF of 20529 and 20541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20529 and 20541. After we will calculate the factors of 20529 and 20541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20529

Prime factors of 20529 are 3, 2281. Prime factorization of 20529 in exponential form is:

20529 = 3² × 2281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20541

Prime factors of 20541 are 3, 41, 167. Prime factorization of 20541 in exponential form is:

20541 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 20529

List of positive integer factors of 20529 that divides 20529 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2281, 6843

Step-4: Factors of 20541

List of positive integer factors of 20541 that divides 20529 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 167, 501, 6847

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20529 and 20541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20529 and 20541 is 3.

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