What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57231 and 57237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57231 and 57237 is 3.

GCF(57231,57237) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57231 and 57237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57231 and 57237.

How to find the GCF of 57231 and 57237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57231 and 57237. After we will calculate the factors of 57231 and 57237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57231

Prime factors of 57231 are 3, 6359. Prime factorization of 57231 in exponential form is:

57231 = 3² × 6359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57237

Prime factors of 57237 are 3, 19079. Prime factorization of 57237 in exponential form is:

57237 = 3¹ × 19079¹

Step-3: Factors of 57231

List of positive integer factors of 57231 that divides 57231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6359, 19077

Step-4: Factors of 57237

List of positive integer factors of 57237 that divides 57231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57231 and 57237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57231 and 57237 is 3.

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