What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48111 and 48117?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48111 and 48117 is 3.

GCF(48111,48117) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48111 and 48117, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48111 and 48117.

How to find the GCF of 48111 and 48117?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48111 and 48117. After we will calculate the factors of 48111 and 48117 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48111

Prime factors of 48111 are 3, 7, 29, 79. Prime factorization of 48111 in exponential form is:

48111 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48117

Prime factors of 48117 are 3, 43, 373. Prime factorization of 48117 in exponential form is:

48117 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 48111

List of positive integer factors of 48111 that divides 48111 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 29, 79, 87, 203, 237, 553, 609, 1659, 2291, 6873, 16037

Step-4: Factors of 48117

List of positive integer factors of 48117 that divides 48111 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 129, 373, 1119, 16039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48111 and 48117. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48111 and 48117 is 3.

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