What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48342 and 48357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48342 and 48357 is 3.

GCF(48342,48357) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48342 and 48357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48342 and 48357.

How to find the GCF of 48342 and 48357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48342 and 48357. After we will calculate the factors of 48342 and 48357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48342

Prime factors of 48342 are 2, 3, 7, 1151. Prime factorization of 48342 in exponential form is:

48342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48357

Prime factors of 48357 are 3, 199. Prime factorization of 48357 in exponential form is:

48357 = 3⁵ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 48342

List of positive integer factors of 48342 that divides 48342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1151, 2302, 3453, 6906, 8057, 16114, 24171

Step-4: Factors of 48357

List of positive integer factors of 48357 that divides 48342 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 199, 243, 597, 1791, 5373, 16119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48342 and 48357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48342 and 48357 is 3.

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