What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24291 and 24297?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24291 and 24297 is 3.

GCF(24291,24297) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24291 and 24297, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24291 and 24297.

How to find the GCF of 24291 and 24297?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24291 and 24297. After we will calculate the factors of 24291 and 24297 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24291

Prime factors of 24291 are 3, 2699. Prime factorization of 24291 in exponential form is:

24291 = 3² × 2699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24297

Prime factors of 24297 are 3, 7, 13, 89. Prime factorization of 24297 in exponential form is:

24297 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 24291

List of positive integer factors of 24291 that divides 24291 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2699, 8097

Step-4: Factors of 24297

List of positive integer factors of 24297 that divides 24291 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 89, 91, 267, 273, 623, 1157, 1869, 3471, 8099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24291 and 24297. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24291 and 24297 is 3.

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