What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71211 and 71217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71211 and 71217 is 3.

GCF(71211,71217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71211 and 71217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71211 and 71217.

How to find the GCF of 71211 and 71217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71211 and 71217. After we will calculate the factors of 71211 and 71217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71211

Prime factors of 71211 are 3, 7, 3391. Prime factorization of 71211 in exponential form is:

71211 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3391¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71217

Prime factors of 71217 are 3, 41, 193. Prime factorization of 71217 in exponential form is:

71217 = 3² × 41¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 71211

List of positive integer factors of 71211 that divides 71211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 3391, 10173, 23737

Step-4: Factors of 71217

List of positive integer factors of 71217 that divides 71211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 41, 123, 193, 369, 579, 1737, 7913, 23739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71211 and 71217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71211 and 71217 is 3.

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