What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94221 and 94227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94221 and 94227 is 3.

GCF(94221,94227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94221 and 94227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94221 and 94227.

How to find the GCF of 94221 and 94227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94221 and 94227. After we will calculate the factors of 94221 and 94227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94221

Prime factors of 94221 are 3, 19, 29. Prime factorization of 94221 in exponential form is:

94221 = 3² × 19² × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94227

Prime factors of 94227 are 3, 7, 641. Prime factorization of 94227 in exponential form is:

94227 = 3¹ × 7² × 641¹

Step-3: Factors of 94221

List of positive integer factors of 94221 that divides 94221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 29, 57, 87, 171, 261, 361, 551, 1083, 1653, 3249, 4959, 10469, 31407

Step-4: Factors of 94227

List of positive integer factors of 94227 that divides 94221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 641, 1923, 4487, 13461, 31409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94221 and 94227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94221 and 94227 is 3.

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