What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25242 and 25257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25242 and 25257 is 3.

GCF(25242,25257) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25242 and 25257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25242 and 25257.

How to find the GCF of 25242 and 25257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25242 and 25257. After we will calculate the factors of 25242 and 25257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25242

Prime factors of 25242 are 2, 3, 7, 601. Prime factorization of 25242 in exponential form is:

25242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25257

Prime factors of 25257 are 3, 8419. Prime factorization of 25257 in exponential form is:

25257 = 3¹ × 8419¹

Step-3: Factors of 25242

List of positive integer factors of 25242 that divides 25242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 601, 1202, 1803, 3606, 4207, 8414, 12621

Step-4: Factors of 25257

List of positive integer factors of 25257 that divides 25242 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25242 and 25257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25242 and 25257 is 3.

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