What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71256 and 71271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71256 and 71271 is 3.

GCF(71256,71271) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71256 and 71271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71256 and 71271.

How to find the GCF of 71256 and 71271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71256 and 71271. After we will calculate the factors of 71256 and 71271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71256

Prime factors of 71256 are 2, 3, 2969. Prime factorization of 71256 in exponential form is:

71256 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2969¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71271

Prime factors of 71271 are 3, 7919. Prime factorization of 71271 in exponential form is:

71271 = 3² × 7919¹

Step-3: Factors of 71256

List of positive integer factors of 71256 that divides 71256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2969, 5938, 8907, 11876, 17814, 23752, 35628

Step-4: Factors of 71271

List of positive integer factors of 71271 that divides 71256 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 7919, 23757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71256 and 71271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71256 and 71271 is 3.

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