What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58491 and 58497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58491 and 58497 is 3.

GCF(58491,58497) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58491 and 58497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58491 and 58497.

How to find the GCF of 58491 and 58497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58491 and 58497. After we will calculate the factors of 58491 and 58497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58491

Prime factors of 58491 are 3, 67, 97. Prime factorization of 58491 in exponential form is:

58491 = 3² × 67¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58497

Prime factors of 58497 are 3, 17, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 58497 in exponential form is:

58497 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 31¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 58491

List of positive integer factors of 58491 that divides 58491 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 67, 97, 201, 291, 603, 873, 6499, 19497

Step-4: Factors of 58497

List of positive integer factors of 58497 that divides 58491 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 31, 37, 51, 93, 111, 527, 629, 1147, 1581, 1887, 3441, 19499

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58491 and 58497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58491 and 58497 is 3.

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