What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96027 and 96042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96027 and 96042 is 3.

GCF(96027,96042) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96027 and 96042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96027 and 96042.

How to find the GCF of 96027 and 96042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96027 and 96042. After we will calculate the factors of 96027 and 96042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96027

Prime factors of 96027 are 3, 32009. Prime factorization of 96027 in exponential form is:

96027 = 3¹ × 32009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96042

Prime factors of 96042 are 2, 3, 16007. Prime factorization of 96042 in exponential form is:

96042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 16007¹

Step-3: Factors of 96027

List of positive integer factors of 96027 that divides 96027 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32009

Step-4: Factors of 96042

List of positive integer factors of 96042 that divides 96027 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 16007, 32014, 48021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96027 and 96042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96027 and 96042 is 3.

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