What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48759 and 48777?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48759 and 48777 is 3.

GCF(48759,48777) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48759 and 48777, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48759 and 48777.

How to find the GCF of 48759 and 48777?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48759 and 48777. After we will calculate the factors of 48759 and 48777 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48759

Prime factors of 48759 are 3, 16253. Prime factorization of 48759 in exponential form is:

48759 = 3¹ × 16253¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48777

Prime factors of 48777 are 3, 71, 229. Prime factorization of 48777 in exponential form is:

48777 = 3¹ × 71¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 48759

List of positive integer factors of 48759 that divides 48759 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16253

Step-4: Factors of 48777

List of positive integer factors of 48777 that divides 48759 without a remainder.

1, 3, 71, 213, 229, 687, 16259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48759 and 48777. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48759 and 48777 is 3.

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