What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71277 and 71286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71277 and 71286 is 3.

GCF(71277,71286) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71277 and 71286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71277 and 71286.

How to find the GCF of 71277 and 71286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71277 and 71286. After we will calculate the factors of 71277 and 71286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71277

Prime factors of 71277 are 3, 23, 1033. Prime factorization of 71277 in exponential form is:

71277 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 1033¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71286

Prime factors of 71286 are 2, 3, 109. Prime factorization of 71286 in exponential form is:

71286 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 109²

Step-3: Factors of 71277

List of positive integer factors of 71277 that divides 71277 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 1033, 3099, 23759

Step-4: Factors of 71286

List of positive integer factors of 71286 that divides 71277 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 109, 218, 327, 654, 11881, 23762, 35643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71277 and 71286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71277 and 71286 is 3.

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