What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66522 and 66531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66522 and 66531 is 3.

GCF(66522,66531) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66522 and 66531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66522 and 66531.

How to find the GCF of 66522 and 66531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66522 and 66531. After we will calculate the factors of 66522 and 66531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66522

Prime factors of 66522 are 2, 3, 11087. Prime factorization of 66522 in exponential form is:

66522 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66531

Prime factors of 66531 are 3, 67, 331. Prime factorization of 66531 in exponential form is:

66531 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 66522

List of positive integer factors of 66522 that divides 66522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11087, 22174, 33261

Step-4: Factors of 66531

List of positive integer factors of 66531 that divides 66522 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 201, 331, 993, 22177

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66522 and 66531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66522 and 66531 is 3.

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