What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73293 and 73299?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73293 and 73299 is 3.

GCF(73293,73299) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73293 and 73299, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73293 and 73299.

How to find the GCF of 73293 and 73299?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73293 and 73299. After we will calculate the factors of 73293 and 73299 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73293

Prime factors of 73293 are 3, 11, 2221. Prime factorization of 73293 in exponential form is:

73293 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73299

Prime factors of 73299 are 3, 53, 461. Prime factorization of 73299 in exponential form is:

73299 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 73293

List of positive integer factors of 73293 that divides 73293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 2221, 6663, 24431

Step-4: Factors of 73299

List of positive integer factors of 73299 that divides 73293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 461, 1383, 24433

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73293 and 73299. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73293 and 73299 is 3.

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