What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65559 and 65571?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65559 and 65571 is 3.

GCF(65559,65571) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65559 and 65571, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65559 and 65571.

How to find the GCF of 65559 and 65571?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65559 and 65571. After we will calculate the factors of 65559 and 65571 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65559

Prime factors of 65559 are 3, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 65559 in exponential form is:

65559 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 41²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65571

Prime factors of 65571 are 3, 11, 1987. Prime factorization of 65571 in exponential form is:

65571 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1987¹

Step-3: Factors of 65559

List of positive integer factors of 65559 that divides 65559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 41, 123, 533, 1599, 1681, 5043, 21853

Step-4: Factors of 65571

List of positive integer factors of 65571 that divides 65559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1987, 5961, 21857

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65559 and 65571. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65559 and 65571 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 65559 and 65571