What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58935 and 58947?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58935 and 58947 is 3.

GCF(58935,58947) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58935 and 58947, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58935 and 58947.

How to find the GCF of 58935 and 58947?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58935 and 58947. After we will calculate the factors of 58935 and 58947 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58935

Prime factors of 58935 are 3, 5, 3929. Prime factorization of 58935 in exponential form is:

58935 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58947

Prime factors of 58947 are 3, 7, 401. Prime factorization of 58947 in exponential form is:

58947 = 3¹ × 7² × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 58935

List of positive integer factors of 58935 that divides 58935 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3929, 11787, 19645

Step-4: Factors of 58947

List of positive integer factors of 58947 that divides 58935 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 401, 1203, 2807, 8421, 19649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58935 and 58947. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58935 and 58947 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 58935 and 58947