What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66249 and 66266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66249 and 66266 is 17.

GCF(66249,66266) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66249 and 66266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66249 and 66266.

How to find the GCF of 66249 and 66266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66249 and 66266. After we will calculate the factors of 66249 and 66266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66249

Prime factors of 66249 are 3, 17, 433. Prime factorization of 66249 in exponential form is:

66249 = 3² × 17¹ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66266

Prime factors of 66266 are 2, 17, 1949. Prime factorization of 66266 in exponential form is:

66266 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1949¹

Step-3: Factors of 66249

List of positive integer factors of 66249 that divides 66249 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 433, 1299, 3897, 7361, 22083

Step-4: Factors of 66266

List of positive integer factors of 66266 that divides 66249 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1949, 3898, 33133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66249 and 66266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66249 and 66266 is 17.

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