What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79575 and 79587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79575 and 79587 is 3.

GCF(79575,79587) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79575 and 79587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79575 and 79587.

How to find the GCF of 79575 and 79587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79575 and 79587. After we will calculate the factors of 79575 and 79587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79575

Prime factors of 79575 are 3, 5, 1061. Prime factorization of 79575 in exponential form is:

79575 = 3¹ × 5² × 1061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79587

Prime factors of 79587 are 3, 37, 239. Prime factorization of 79587 in exponential form is:

79587 = 3² × 37¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 79575

List of positive integer factors of 79575 that divides 79575 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 1061, 3183, 5305, 15915, 26525

Step-4: Factors of 79587

List of positive integer factors of 79587 that divides 79575 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 37, 111, 239, 333, 717, 2151, 8843, 26529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79575 and 79587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79575 and 79587 is 3.

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