What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53991 and 53997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53991 and 53997 is 3.

GCF(53991,53997) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53991 and 53997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53991 and 53997.

How to find the GCF of 53991 and 53997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53991 and 53997. After we will calculate the factors of 53991 and 53997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53991

Prime factors of 53991 are 3, 7, 857. Prime factorization of 53991 in exponential form is:

53991 = 3² × 7¹ × 857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53997

Prime factors of 53997 are 3, 41, 439. Prime factorization of 53997 in exponential form is:

53997 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 53991

List of positive integer factors of 53991 that divides 53991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 857, 2571, 5999, 7713, 17997

Step-4: Factors of 53997

List of positive integer factors of 53997 that divides 53991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 439, 1317, 17999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53991 and 53997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53991 and 53997 is 3.

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