What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39579 and 39588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39579 and 39588 is 3.

GCF(39579,39588) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39579 and 39588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39579 and 39588.

How to find the GCF of 39579 and 39588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39579 and 39588. After we will calculate the factors of 39579 and 39588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 39588

Prime factors of 39588 are 2, 3, 3299. Prime factorization of 39588 in exponential form is:

39588 = 2² × 3¹ × 3299¹

Step-3: Factors of 39579

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 39588

List of positive integer factors of 39588 that divides 39579 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3299, 6598, 9897, 13196, 19794

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39579 and 39588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39579 and 39588 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39579 and 39588