What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52872 and 52887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52872 and 52887 is 3.

GCF(52872,52887) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52872 and 52887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52872 and 52887.

How to find the GCF of 52872 and 52887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52872 and 52887. After we will calculate the factors of 52872 and 52887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52872

Prime factors of 52872 are 2, 3, 2203. Prime factorization of 52872 in exponential form is:

52872 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52887

Prime factors of 52887 are 3, 17, 61. Prime factorization of 52887 in exponential form is:

52887 = 3¹ × 17² × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 52872

List of positive integer factors of 52872 that divides 52872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2203, 4406, 6609, 8812, 13218, 17624, 26436

Step-4: Factors of 52887

List of positive integer factors of 52887 that divides 52872 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 61, 183, 289, 867, 1037, 3111, 17629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52872 and 52887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52872 and 52887 is 3.

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