What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59187 and 59205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59187 and 59205 is 3.

GCF(59187,59205) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59187 and 59205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59187 and 59205.

How to find the GCF of 59187 and 59205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59187 and 59205. After we will calculate the factors of 59187 and 59205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59187

Prime factors of 59187 are 3, 109, 181. Prime factorization of 59187 in exponential form is:

59187 = 3¹ × 109¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59205

Prime factors of 59205 are 3, 5, 3947. Prime factorization of 59205 in exponential form is:

59205 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3947¹

Step-3: Factors of 59187

List of positive integer factors of 59187 that divides 59187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 109, 181, 327, 543, 19729

Step-4: Factors of 59205

List of positive integer factors of 59205 that divides 59187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3947, 11841, 19735

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59187 and 59205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59187 and 59205 is 3.

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