What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52443 and 52461?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52443 and 52461 is 9.

GCF(52443,52461) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52443 and 52461, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52443 and 52461.

How to find the GCF of 52443 and 52461?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52443 and 52461. After we will calculate the factors of 52443 and 52461 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52443

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

52443 = 3² × 5827¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52461

Prime factors of 52461 are 3, 29, 67. Prime factorization of 52461 in exponential form is:

52461 = 3³ × 29¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 52443

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

1, 3, 9, 5827, 17481

Step-4: Factors of 52461

List of positive integer factors of 52461 that divides 52443 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 29, 67, 87, 201, 261, 603, 783, 1809, 1943, 5829, 17487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52443 and 52461. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52443 and 52461 is 9.

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