What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66228 and 66237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66228 and 66237 is 3.

GCF(66228,66237) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66228 and 66237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66228 and 66237.

How to find the GCF of 66228 and 66237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66228 and 66237. After we will calculate the factors of 66228 and 66237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66228

Prime factors of 66228 are 2, 3, 5519. Prime factorization of 66228 in exponential form is:

66228 = 2² × 3¹ × 5519¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66237

Prime factors of 66237 are 3, 22079. Prime factorization of 66237 in exponential form is:

66237 = 3¹ × 22079¹

Step-3: Factors of 66228

List of positive integer factors of 66228 that divides 66228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5519, 11038, 16557, 22076, 33114

Step-4: Factors of 66237

List of positive integer factors of 66237 that divides 66228 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66228 and 66237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66228 and 66237 is 3.

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