What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33459 and 33478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33459 and 33478 is 19.

GCF(33459,33478) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33459 and 33478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33459 and 33478.

How to find the GCF of 33459 and 33478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33459 and 33478. After we will calculate the factors of 33459 and 33478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33459

Prime factors of 33459 are 3, 19, 587. Prime factorization of 33459 in exponential form is:

33459 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33478

Prime factors of 33478 are 2, 19, 881. Prime factorization of 33478 in exponential form is:

33478 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 881¹

Step-3: Factors of 33459

List of positive integer factors of 33459 that divides 33459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 587, 1761, 11153

Step-4: Factors of 33478

List of positive integer factors of 33478 that divides 33459 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 881, 1762, 16739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33459 and 33478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33459 and 33478 is 19.

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