What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48171 and 48177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48171 and 48177 is 3.

GCF(48171,48177) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48171 and 48177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48171 and 48177.

How to find the GCF of 48171 and 48177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48171 and 48177. After we will calculate the factors of 48171 and 48177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48171

Prime factors of 48171 are 3, 16057. Prime factorization of 48171 in exponential form is:

48171 = 3¹ × 16057¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48177

Prime factors of 48177 are 3, 53, 101. Prime factorization of 48177 in exponential form is:

48177 = 3² × 53¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 48171

List of positive integer factors of 48171 that divides 48171 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16057

Step-4: Factors of 48177

List of positive integer factors of 48177 that divides 48171 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 53, 101, 159, 303, 477, 909, 5353, 16059

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48171 and 48177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48171 and 48177 is 3.

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