What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77211 and 77229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77211 and 77229 is 9.

GCF(77211,77229) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77211 and 77229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77211 and 77229.

How to find the GCF of 77211 and 77229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77211 and 77229. After we will calculate the factors of 77211 and 77229 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 77229

Prime factors of 77229 are 3, 8581. Prime factorization of 77229 in exponential form is:

77229 = 3² × 8581¹

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 77229

List of positive integer factors of 77229 that divides 77211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 8581, 25743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77211 and 77229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77211 and 77229 is 9.

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