What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67977 and 67989?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67977 and 67989 is 3.

GCF(67977,67989) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67977 and 67989, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67977 and 67989.

How to find the GCF of 67977 and 67989?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67977 and 67989. After we will calculate the factors of 67977 and 67989 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67977

Prime factors of 67977 are 3, 7, 13, 83. Prime factorization of 67977 in exponential form is:

67977 = 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67989

Prime factors of 67989 are 3, 131, 173. Prime factorization of 67989 in exponential form is:

67989 = 3¹ × 131¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 67977

List of positive integer factors of 67977 that divides 67977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39, 63, 83, 91, 117, 249, 273, 581, 747, 819, 1079, 1743, 3237, 5229, 7553, 9711, 22659

Step-4: Factors of 67989

List of positive integer factors of 67989 that divides 67977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 131, 173, 393, 519, 22663

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67977 and 67989. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67977 and 67989 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 67977 and 67989