What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43596 and 43609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43596 and 43609 is 1.

GCF(43596,43609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43596 and 43609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43596 and 43609.

How to find the GCF of 43596 and 43609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43596 and 43609. After we will calculate the factors of 43596 and 43609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43596

Prime factors of 43596 are 2, 3, 7, 173. Prime factorization of 43596 in exponential form is:

43596 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43609

Prime factors of 43609 are 43609. Prime factorization of 43609 in exponential form is:

43609 = 43609¹

Step-3: Factors of 43596

List of positive integer factors of 43596 that divides 43596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 173, 252, 346, 519, 692, 1038, 1211, 1557, 2076, 2422, 3114, 3633, 4844, 6228, 7266, 10899, 14532, 21798

Step-4: Factors of 43609

List of positive integer factors of 43609 that divides 43596 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43596 and 43609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43596 and 43609 is 1.

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