What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94242 and 94257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94242 and 94257 is 3.

GCF(94242,94257) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94242 and 94257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94242 and 94257.

How to find the GCF of 94242 and 94257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94242 and 94257. After we will calculate the factors of 94242 and 94257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94242

Prime factors of 94242 are 2, 3, 113, 139. Prime factorization of 94242 in exponential form is:

94242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 113¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94257

Prime factors of 94257 are 3, 3491. Prime factorization of 94257 in exponential form is:

94257 = 3³ × 3491¹

Step-3: Factors of 94242

List of positive integer factors of 94242 that divides 94242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 113, 139, 226, 278, 339, 417, 678, 834, 15707, 31414, 47121

Step-4: Factors of 94257

List of positive integer factors of 94257 that divides 94242 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 3491, 10473, 31419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94242 and 94257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94242 and 94257 is 3.

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