What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76536 and 76551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76536 and 76551 is 3.

GCF(76536,76551) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76536 and 76551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76536 and 76551.

How to find the GCF of 76536 and 76551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76536 and 76551. After we will calculate the factors of 76536 and 76551 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76536

Prime factors of 76536 are 2, 3, 1063. Prime factorization of 76536 in exponential form is:

76536 = 2³ × 3² × 1063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 76551

Prime factors of 76551 are 3, 17, 19, 79. Prime factorization of 76551 in exponential form is:

76551 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 76536

List of positive integer factors of 76536 that divides 76536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 1063, 2126, 3189, 4252, 6378, 8504, 9567, 12756, 19134, 25512, 38268

Step-4: Factors of 76551

List of positive integer factors of 76551 that divides 76536 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 19, 51, 57, 79, 237, 323, 969, 1343, 1501, 4029, 4503, 25517

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76536 and 76551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76536 and 76551 is 3.

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