What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59955 and 59961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59955 and 59961 is 3.

GCF(59955,59961) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59955 and 59961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59955 and 59961.

How to find the GCF of 59955 and 59961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59955 and 59961. After we will calculate the factors of 59955 and 59961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59955

Prime factors of 59955 are 3, 5, 7, 571. Prime factorization of 59955 in exponential form is:

59955 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59961

Prime factors of 59961 are 3, 11, 23, 79. Prime factorization of 59961 in exponential form is:

59961 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 59955

List of positive integer factors of 59955 that divides 59955 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 105, 571, 1713, 2855, 3997, 8565, 11991, 19985

Step-4: Factors of 59961

List of positive integer factors of 59961 that divides 59955 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 23, 33, 69, 79, 237, 253, 759, 869, 1817, 2607, 5451, 19987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59955 and 59961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59955 and 59961 is 3.

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