What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59145 and 59157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59145 and 59157 is 3.

GCF(59145,59157) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59145 and 59157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59145 and 59157.

How to find the GCF of 59145 and 59157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59145 and 59157. After we will calculate the factors of 59145 and 59157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59145

Prime factors of 59145 are 3, 5, 3943. Prime factorization of 59145 in exponential form is:

59145 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3943¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59157

Prime factors of 59157 are 3, 7, 313. Prime factorization of 59157 in exponential form is:

59157 = 3³ × 7¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 59145

List of positive integer factors of 59145 that divides 59145 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3943, 11829, 19715

Step-4: Factors of 59157

List of positive integer factors of 59157 that divides 59145 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 63, 189, 313, 939, 2191, 2817, 6573, 8451, 19719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59145 and 59157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59145 and 59157 is 3.

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