What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52311 and 52329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52311 and 52329 is 3.

GCF(52311,52329) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52311 and 52329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52311 and 52329.

How to find the GCF of 52311 and 52329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52311 and 52329. After we will calculate the factors of 52311 and 52329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52311

Prime factors of 52311 are 3, 7, 47, 53. Prime factorization of 52311 in exponential form is:

52311 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52329

Prime factors of 52329 are 3, 17443. Prime factorization of 52329 in exponential form is:

52329 = 3¹ × 17443¹

Step-3: Factors of 52311

List of positive integer factors of 52311 that divides 52311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 47, 53, 141, 159, 329, 371, 987, 1113, 2491, 7473, 17437

Step-4: Factors of 52329

List of positive integer factors of 52329 that divides 52311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52311 and 52329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52311 and 52329 is 3.

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