What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66309 and 66327?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66309 and 66327 is 3.

GCF(66309,66327) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66309 and 66327, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66309 and 66327.

How to find the GCF of 66309 and 66327?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66309 and 66327. After we will calculate the factors of 66309 and 66327 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66309

Prime factors of 66309 are 3, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 66309 in exponential form is:

66309 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 31²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66327

Prime factors of 66327 are 3, 22109. Prime factorization of 66327 in exponential form is:

66327 = 3¹ × 22109¹

Step-3: Factors of 66309

List of positive integer factors of 66309 that divides 66309 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 31, 69, 93, 713, 961, 2139, 2883, 22103

Step-4: Factors of 66327

List of positive integer factors of 66327 that divides 66309 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66309 and 66327. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66309 and 66327 is 3.

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