What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66459 and 66471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66459 and 66471 is 3.

GCF(66459,66471) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66459 and 66471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66459 and 66471.

How to find the GCF of 66459 and 66471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66459 and 66471. After we will calculate the factors of 66459 and 66471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66459

Prime factors of 66459 are 3, 22153. Prime factorization of 66459 in exponential form is:

66459 = 3¹ × 22153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66471

Prime factors of 66471 are 3, 22157. Prime factorization of 66471 in exponential form is:

66471 = 3¹ × 22157¹

Step-3: Factors of 66459

List of positive integer factors of 66459 that divides 66459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22153

Step-4: Factors of 66471

List of positive integer factors of 66471 that divides 66459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66459 and 66471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66459 and 66471 is 3.

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