What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52185 and 52203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52185 and 52203 is 3.

GCF(52185,52203) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52185 and 52203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52185 and 52203.

How to find the GCF of 52185 and 52203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52185 and 52203. After we will calculate the factors of 52185 and 52203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52185

Prime factors of 52185 are 3, 5, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 52185 in exponential form is:

52185 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52203

Prime factors of 52203 are 3, 17401. Prime factorization of 52203 in exponential form is:

52203 = 3¹ × 17401¹

Step-3: Factors of 52185

List of positive integer factors of 52185 that divides 52185 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 49, 71, 105, 147, 213, 245, 355, 497, 735, 1065, 1491, 2485, 3479, 7455, 10437, 17395

Step-4: Factors of 52203

List of positive integer factors of 52203 that divides 52185 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52185 and 52203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52185 and 52203 is 3.

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