What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60459 and 60473?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60459 and 60473 is 7.

GCF(60459,60473) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60459 and 60473, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60459 and 60473.

How to find the GCF of 60459 and 60473?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60459 and 60473. After we will calculate the factors of 60459 and 60473 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60459

Prime factors of 60459 are 3, 7, 2879. Prime factorization of 60459 in exponential form is:

60459 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60473

Prime factors of 60473 are 7, 53, 163. Prime factorization of 60473 in exponential form is:

60473 = 7¹ × 53¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 60459

List of positive integer factors of 60459 that divides 60459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2879, 8637, 20153

Step-4: Factors of 60473

List of positive integer factors of 60473 that divides 60459 without a remainder.

1, 7, 53, 163, 371, 1141, 8639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60459 and 60473. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60459 and 60473 is 7.

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