What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52431 and 52443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52431 and 52443 is 3.

GCF(52431,52443) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52431 and 52443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52431 and 52443.

How to find the GCF of 52431 and 52443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52431 and 52443. After we will calculate the factors of 52431 and 52443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52431

Prime factors of 52431 are 3, 17477. Prime factorization of 52431 in exponential form is:

52431 = 3¹ × 17477¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52443

Prime factors of 52443 are 3, 5827. Prime factorization of 52443 in exponential form is:

52443 = 3² × 5827¹

Step-3: Factors of 52431

List of positive integer factors of 52431 that divides 52431 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17477

Step-4: Factors of 52443

List of positive integer factors of 52443 that divides 52431 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5827, 17481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52431 and 52443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52431 and 52443 is 3.

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