What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66285 and 66297?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66285 and 66297 is 3.

GCF(66285,66297) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66285 and 66297, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66285 and 66297.

How to find the GCF of 66285 and 66297?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66285 and 66297. After we will calculate the factors of 66285 and 66297 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66285

Prime factors of 66285 are 3, 5, 491. Prime factorization of 66285 in exponential form is:

66285 = 3³ × 5¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66297

Prime factors of 66297 are 3, 7, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 66297 in exponential form is:

66297 = 3¹ × 7² × 11¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 66285

List of positive integer factors of 66285 that divides 66285 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 491, 1473, 2455, 4419, 7365, 13257, 22095

Step-4: Factors of 66297

List of positive integer factors of 66297 that divides 66285 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 41, 49, 77, 123, 147, 231, 287, 451, 539, 861, 1353, 1617, 2009, 3157, 6027, 9471, 22099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66285 and 66297. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66285 and 66297 is 3.

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