What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71250 and 71259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71250 and 71259 is 3.

GCF(71250,71259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71250 and 71259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71250 and 71259.

How to find the GCF of 71250 and 71259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71250 and 71259. After we will calculate the factors of 71250 and 71259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71250

Prime factors of 71250 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 71250 in exponential form is:

71250 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5⁴ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71259

Prime factors of 71259 are 3, 23753. Prime factorization of 71259 in exponential form is:

71259 = 3¹ × 23753¹

Step-3: Factors of 71250

List of positive integer factors of 71250 that divides 71250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 19, 25, 30, 38, 50, 57, 75, 95, 114, 125, 150, 190, 250, 285, 375, 475, 570, 625, 750, 950, 1250, 1425, 1875, 2375, 2850, 3750, 4750, 7125, 11875, 14250, 23750, 35625

Step-4: Factors of 71259

List of positive integer factors of 71259 that divides 71250 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71250 and 71259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71250 and 71259 is 3.

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