What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53994 and 54003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53994 and 54003 is 3.

GCF(53994,54003) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53994 and 54003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53994 and 54003.

How to find the GCF of 53994 and 54003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53994 and 54003. After we will calculate the factors of 53994 and 54003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53994

Prime factors of 53994 are 2, 3, 8999. Prime factorization of 53994 in exponential form is:

53994 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54003

Prime factors of 54003 are 3, 47, 383. Prime factorization of 54003 in exponential form is:

54003 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 53994

List of positive integer factors of 53994 that divides 53994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8999, 17998, 26997

Step-4: Factors of 54003

List of positive integer factors of 54003 that divides 53994 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 383, 1149, 18001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53994 and 54003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53994 and 54003 is 3.

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