What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66459 and 66477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66459 and 66477 is 3.

GCF(66459,66477) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66459 and 66477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66459 and 66477.

How to find the GCF of 66459 and 66477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66459 and 66477. After we will calculate the factors of 66459 and 66477 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 66477

Prime factors of 66477 are 3, 22159. Prime factorization of 66477 in exponential form is:

66477 = 3¹ × 22159¹

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 66477

List of positive integer factors of 66477 that divides 66459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66459 and 66477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66459 and 66477 is 3.

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