What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64461 and 64479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64461 and 64479 is 3.

GCF(64461,64479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64461 and 64479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64461 and 64479.

How to find the GCF of 64461 and 64479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64461 and 64479. After we will calculate the factors of 64461 and 64479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64461

Prime factors of 64461 are 3, 21487. Prime factorization of 64461 in exponential form is:

64461 = 3¹ × 21487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64479

Prime factors of 64479 are 3, 21493. Prime factorization of 64479 in exponential form is:

64479 = 3¹ × 21493¹

Step-3: Factors of 64461

List of positive integer factors of 64461 that divides 64461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 21487

Step-4: Factors of 64479

List of positive integer factors of 64479 that divides 64461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 21493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64461 and 64479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64461 and 64479 is 3.

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