What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64842 and 64851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64842 and 64851 is 3.

GCF(64842,64851) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64842 and 64851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64842 and 64851.

How to find the GCF of 64842 and 64851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64842 and 64851. After we will calculate the factors of 64842 and 64851 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64842

Prime factors of 64842 are 2, 3, 101, 107. Prime factorization of 64842 in exponential form is:

64842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 101¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64851

Prime factors of 64851 are 3, 21617. Prime factorization of 64851 in exponential form is:

64851 = 3¹ × 21617¹

Step-3: Factors of 64842

List of positive integer factors of 64842 that divides 64842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 101, 107, 202, 214, 303, 321, 606, 642, 10807, 21614, 32421

Step-4: Factors of 64851

List of positive integer factors of 64851 that divides 64842 without a remainder.

1, 3, 21617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64842 and 64851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64842 and 64851 is 3.

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