What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77211 and 77226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77211 and 77226 is 3.

GCF(77211,77226) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77211 and 77226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77211 and 77226.

How to find the GCF of 77211 and 77226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77211 and 77226. After we will calculate the factors of 77211 and 77226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77211

Prime factors of 77211 are 3, 23, 373. Prime factorization of 77211 in exponential form is:

77211 = 3² × 23¹ × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77226

Prime factors of 77226 are 2, 3, 61, 211. Prime factorization of 77226 in exponential form is:

77226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 77211

List of positive integer factors of 77211 that divides 77211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 373, 1119, 3357, 8579, 25737

Step-4: Factors of 77226

List of positive integer factors of 77226 that divides 77211 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 122, 183, 211, 366, 422, 633, 1266, 12871, 25742, 38613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77211 and 77226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77211 and 77226 is 3.

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