What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86244 and 86253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86244 and 86253 is 3.

GCF(86244,86253) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86244 and 86253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86244 and 86253.

How to find the GCF of 86244 and 86253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86244 and 86253. After we will calculate the factors of 86244 and 86253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86244

Prime factors of 86244 are 2, 3, 7187. Prime factorization of 86244 in exponential form is:

86244 = 2² × 3¹ × 7187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86253

Prime factors of 86253 are 3, 28751. Prime factorization of 86253 in exponential form is:

86253 = 3¹ × 28751¹

Step-3: Factors of 86244

List of positive integer factors of 86244 that divides 86244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 7187, 14374, 21561, 28748, 43122

Step-4: Factors of 86253

List of positive integer factors of 86253 that divides 86244 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86244 and 86253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86244 and 86253 is 3.

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