What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60249 and 60261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60249 and 60261 is 3.

GCF(60249,60261) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60249 and 60261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60249 and 60261.

How to find the GCF of 60249 and 60261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60249 and 60261. After we will calculate the factors of 60249 and 60261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60249

Prime factors of 60249 are 3, 7, 19, 151. Prime factorization of 60249 in exponential form is:

60249 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60261

Prime factors of 60261 are 3, 53, 379. Prime factorization of 60261 in exponential form is:

60261 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 60249

List of positive integer factors of 60249 that divides 60249 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 19, 21, 57, 133, 151, 399, 453, 1057, 2869, 3171, 8607, 20083

Step-4: Factors of 60261

List of positive integer factors of 60261 that divides 60249 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 379, 1137, 20087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60249 and 60261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60249 and 60261 is 3.

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