What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65544 and 65553?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65544 and 65553 is 3.

GCF(65544,65553) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65544 and 65553, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65544 and 65553.

How to find the GCF of 65544 and 65553?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65544 and 65553. After we will calculate the factors of 65544 and 65553 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65544

Prime factors of 65544 are 2, 3, 2731. Prime factorization of 65544 in exponential form is:

65544 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65553

Prime factors of 65553 are 3, 21851. Prime factorization of 65553 in exponential form is:

65553 = 3¹ × 21851¹

Step-3: Factors of 65544

List of positive integer factors of 65544 that divides 65544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2731, 5462, 8193, 10924, 16386, 21848, 32772

Step-4: Factors of 65553

List of positive integer factors of 65553 that divides 65544 without a remainder.

1, 3, 21851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65544 and 65553. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65544 and 65553 is 3.

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