What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96417 and 96429?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96417 and 96429 is 3.

GCF(96417,96429) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96417 and 96429, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96417 and 96429.

How to find the GCF of 96417 and 96429?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96417 and 96429. After we will calculate the factors of 96417 and 96429 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96417

Prime factors of 96417 are 3, 3571. Prime factorization of 96417 in exponential form is:

96417 = 3³ × 3571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96429

Prime factors of 96429 are 3, 32143. Prime factorization of 96429 in exponential form is:

96429 = 3¹ × 32143¹

Step-3: Factors of 96417

List of positive integer factors of 96417 that divides 96417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 3571, 10713, 32139

Step-4: Factors of 96429

List of positive integer factors of 96429 that divides 96417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96417 and 96429. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96417 and 96429 is 3.

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