What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54222 and 54231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54222 and 54231 is 3.

GCF(54222,54231) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54222 and 54231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54222 and 54231.

How to find the GCF of 54222 and 54231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54222 and 54231. After we will calculate the factors of 54222 and 54231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54222

Prime factors of 54222 are 2, 3, 7, 1291. Prime factorization of 54222 in exponential form is:

54222 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54231

Prime factors of 54231 are 3, 18077. Prime factorization of 54231 in exponential form is:

54231 = 3¹ × 18077¹

Step-3: Factors of 54222

List of positive integer factors of 54222 that divides 54222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1291, 2582, 3873, 7746, 9037, 18074, 27111

Step-4: Factors of 54231

List of positive integer factors of 54231 that divides 54222 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54222 and 54231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54222 and 54231 is 3.

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