What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43461 and 43479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43461 and 43479 is 9.

GCF(43461,43479) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43461 and 43479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43461 and 43479.

How to find the GCF of 43461 and 43479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43461 and 43479. After we will calculate the factors of 43461 and 43479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43461

Prime factors of 43461 are 3, 11, 439. Prime factorization of 43461 in exponential form is:

43461 = 3² × 11¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43479

Prime factors of 43479 are 3, 4831. Prime factorization of 43479 in exponential form is:

43479 = 3² × 4831¹

Step-3: Factors of 43461

List of positive integer factors of 43461 that divides 43461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 439, 1317, 3951, 4829, 14487

Step-4: Factors of 43479

List of positive integer factors of 43479 that divides 43461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4831, 14493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43461 and 43479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43461 and 43479 is 9.

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