What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54261 and 54279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54261 and 54279 is 9.

GCF(54261,54279) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54261 and 54279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54261 and 54279.

How to find the GCF of 54261 and 54279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54261 and 54279. After we will calculate the factors of 54261 and 54279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54261

Prime factors of 54261 are 3, 6029. Prime factorization of 54261 in exponential form is:

54261 = 3² × 6029¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54279

Prime factors of 54279 are 3, 37, 163. Prime factorization of 54279 in exponential form is:

54279 = 3² × 37¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 54261

List of positive integer factors of 54261 that divides 54261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6029, 18087

Step-4: Factors of 54279

List of positive integer factors of 54279 that divides 54261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 37, 111, 163, 333, 489, 1467, 6031, 18093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54261 and 54279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54261 and 54279 is 9.

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