What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88281 and 88287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88281 and 88287 is 3.

GCF(88281,88287) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88281 and 88287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88281 and 88287.

How to find the GCF of 88281 and 88287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88281 and 88287. After we will calculate the factors of 88281 and 88287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88281

Prime factors of 88281 are 3, 17, 577. Prime factorization of 88281 in exponential form is:

88281 = 3² × 17¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88287

Prime factors of 88287 are 3, 29429. Prime factorization of 88287 in exponential form is:

88287 = 3¹ × 29429¹

Step-3: Factors of 88281

List of positive integer factors of 88281 that divides 88281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 577, 1731, 5193, 9809, 29427

Step-4: Factors of 88287

List of positive integer factors of 88287 that divides 88281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88281 and 88287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88281 and 88287 is 3.

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