What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34218 and 34227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34218 and 34227 is 9.

GCF(34218,34227) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34218 and 34227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34218 and 34227.

How to find the GCF of 34218 and 34227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34218 and 34227. After we will calculate the factors of 34218 and 34227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34218

Prime factors of 34218 are 2, 3, 1901. Prime factorization of 34218 in exponential form is:

34218 = 2¹ × 3² × 1901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34227

Prime factors of 34227 are 3, 3803. Prime factorization of 34227 in exponential form is:

34227 = 3² × 3803¹

Step-3: Factors of 34218

List of positive integer factors of 34218 that divides 34218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1901, 3802, 5703, 11406, 17109

Step-4: Factors of 34227

List of positive integer factors of 34227 that divides 34218 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3803, 11409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34218 and 34227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34218 and 34227 is 9.

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