What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39573 and 39579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39573 and 39579 is 3.

GCF(39573,39579) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39573 and 39579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39573 and 39579.

How to find the GCF of 39573 and 39579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39573 and 39579. After we will calculate the factors of 39573 and 39579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39573

Prime factors of 39573 are 3, 4397. Prime factorization of 39573 in exponential form is:

39573 = 3² × 4397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39579

Prime factors of 39579 are 3, 79, 167. Prime factorization of 39579 in exponential form is:

39579 = 3¹ × 79¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 39573

List of positive integer factors of 39573 that divides 39573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4397, 13191

Step-4: Factors of 39579

List of positive integer factors of 39579 that divides 39573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79, 167, 237, 501, 13193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39573 and 39579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39573 and 39579 is 3.

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