What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86265 and 86271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86265 and 86271 is 3.

GCF(86265,86271) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86265 and 86271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86265 and 86271.

How to find the GCF of 86265 and 86271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86265 and 86271. After we will calculate the factors of 86265 and 86271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86265

Prime factors of 86265 are 3, 5, 71. Prime factorization of 86265 in exponential form is:

86265 = 3⁵ × 5¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86271

Prime factors of 86271 are 3, 149, 193. Prime factorization of 86271 in exponential form is:

86271 = 3¹ × 149¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 86265

List of positive integer factors of 86265 that divides 86265 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 71, 81, 135, 213, 243, 355, 405, 639, 1065, 1215, 1917, 3195, 5751, 9585, 17253, 28755

Step-4: Factors of 86271

List of positive integer factors of 86271 that divides 86265 without a remainder.

1, 3, 149, 193, 447, 579, 28757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86265 and 86271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86265 and 86271 is 3.

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