What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53307 and 53322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53307 and 53322 is 3.

GCF(53307,53322) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53307 and 53322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53307 and 53322.

How to find the GCF of 53307 and 53322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53307 and 53322. After we will calculate the factors of 53307 and 53322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53307

Prime factors of 53307 are 3, 5923. Prime factorization of 53307 in exponential form is:

53307 = 3² × 5923¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53322

Prime factors of 53322 are 2, 3, 8887. Prime factorization of 53322 in exponential form is:

53322 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8887¹

Step-3: Factors of 53307

List of positive integer factors of 53307 that divides 53307 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5923, 17769

Step-4: Factors of 53322

List of positive integer factors of 53322 that divides 53307 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8887, 17774, 26661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53307 and 53322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53307 and 53322 is 3.

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