What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40572 and 40587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40572 and 40587 is 3.

GCF(40572,40587) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40572 and 40587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40572 and 40587.

How to find the GCF of 40572 and 40587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40572 and 40587. After we will calculate the factors of 40572 and 40587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40572

Prime factors of 40572 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 40572 in exponential form is:

40572 = 2² × 3² × 7² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40587

Prime factors of 40587 are 3, 83, 163. Prime factorization of 40587 in exponential form is:

40587 = 3¹ × 83¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 40572

List of positive integer factors of 40572 that divides 40572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 23, 28, 36, 42, 46, 49, 63, 69, 84, 92, 98, 126, 138, 147, 161, 196, 207, 252, 276, 294, 322, 414, 441, 483, 588, 644, 828, 882, 966, 1127, 1449, 1764, 1932, 2254, 2898, 3381, 4508, 5796, 6762, 10143, 13524, 20286

Step-4: Factors of 40587

List of positive integer factors of 40587 that divides 40572 without a remainder.

1, 3, 83, 163, 249, 489, 13529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40572 and 40587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40572 and 40587 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 40572 and 40587