What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60579 and 60597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60579 and 60597 is 9.

GCF(60579,60597) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60579 and 60597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60579 and 60597.

How to find the GCF of 60579 and 60597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60579 and 60597. After we will calculate the factors of 60579 and 60597 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60579

Prime factors of 60579 are 3, 53, 127. Prime factorization of 60579 in exponential form is:

60579 = 3² × 53¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60597

Prime factors of 60597 are 3, 6733. Prime factorization of 60597 in exponential form is:

60597 = 3² × 6733¹

Step-3: Factors of 60579

List of positive integer factors of 60579 that divides 60579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 53, 127, 159, 381, 477, 1143, 6731, 20193

Step-4: Factors of 60597

List of positive integer factors of 60597 that divides 60579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6733, 20199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60579 and 60597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60579 and 60597 is 9.

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