What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84285 and 84297?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84285 and 84297 is 3.

GCF(84285,84297) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84285 and 84297, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84285 and 84297.

How to find the GCF of 84285 and 84297?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84285 and 84297. After we will calculate the factors of 84285 and 84297 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84285

Prime factors of 84285 are 3, 5, 1873. Prime factorization of 84285 in exponential form is:

84285 = 3² × 5¹ × 1873¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84297

Prime factors of 84297 are 3, 28099. Prime factorization of 84297 in exponential form is:

84297 = 3¹ × 28099¹

Step-3: Factors of 84285

List of positive integer factors of 84285 that divides 84285 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 1873, 5619, 9365, 16857, 28095

Step-4: Factors of 84297

List of positive integer factors of 84297 that divides 84285 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84285 and 84297. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84285 and 84297 is 3.

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