What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42651 and 42663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42651 and 42663 is 3.

GCF(42651,42663) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42651 and 42663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42651 and 42663.

How to find the GCF of 42651 and 42663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42651 and 42663. After we will calculate the factors of 42651 and 42663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42651

Prime factors of 42651 are 3, 7, 677. Prime factorization of 42651 in exponential form is:

42651 = 3² × 7¹ × 677¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42663

Prime factors of 42663 are 3, 14221. Prime factorization of 42663 in exponential form is:

42663 = 3¹ × 14221¹

Step-3: Factors of 42651

List of positive integer factors of 42651 that divides 42651 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 677, 2031, 4739, 6093, 14217

Step-4: Factors of 42663

List of positive integer factors of 42663 that divides 42651 without a remainder.

1, 3, 14221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42651 and 42663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42651 and 42663 is 3.

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