What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71229 and 71241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71229 and 71241 is 3.

GCF(71229,71241) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71229 and 71241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71229 and 71241.

How to find the GCF of 71229 and 71241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71229 and 71241. After we will calculate the factors of 71229 and 71241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71229

Prime factors of 71229 are 3, 23743. Prime factorization of 71229 in exponential form is:

71229 = 3¹ × 23743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71241

Prime factors of 71241 are 3, 23747. Prime factorization of 71241 in exponential form is:

71241 = 3¹ × 23747¹

Step-3: Factors of 71229

List of positive integer factors of 71229 that divides 71229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23743

Step-4: Factors of 71241

List of positive integer factors of 71241 that divides 71229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71229 and 71241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71229 and 71241 is 3.

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