What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47277 and 47289?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47277 and 47289 is 3.

GCF(47277,47289) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47277 and 47289, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47277 and 47289.

How to find the GCF of 47277 and 47289?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47277 and 47289. After we will calculate the factors of 47277 and 47289 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47277

Prime factors of 47277 are 3, 17, 103. Prime factorization of 47277 in exponential form is:

47277 = 3³ × 17¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47289

Prime factors of 47289 are 3, 11, 1433. Prime factorization of 47289 in exponential form is:

47289 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 47277

List of positive integer factors of 47277 that divides 47277 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 27, 51, 103, 153, 309, 459, 927, 1751, 2781, 5253, 15759

Step-4: Factors of 47289

List of positive integer factors of 47289 that divides 47277 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1433, 4299, 15763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47277 and 47289. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47277 and 47289 is 3.

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