What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94851 and 94857?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94851 and 94857 is 3.

GCF(94851,94857) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94851 and 94857, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94851 and 94857.

How to find the GCF of 94851 and 94857?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94851 and 94857. After we will calculate the factors of 94851 and 94857 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94851

Prime factors of 94851 are 3, 1171. Prime factorization of 94851 in exponential form is:

94851 = 3⁴ × 1171¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94857

Prime factors of 94857 are 3, 7, 4517. Prime factorization of 94857 in exponential form is:

94857 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 4517¹

Step-3: Factors of 94851

List of positive integer factors of 94851 that divides 94851 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 1171, 3513, 10539, 31617

Step-4: Factors of 94857

List of positive integer factors of 94857 that divides 94851 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 4517, 13551, 31619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94851 and 94857. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94851 and 94857 is 3.

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