What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96456 and 96471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96456 and 96471 is 3.

GCF(96456,96471) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96456 and 96471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96456 and 96471.

How to find the GCF of 96456 and 96471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96456 and 96471. After we will calculate the factors of 96456 and 96471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96456

Prime factors of 96456 are 2, 3, 4019. Prime factorization of 96456 in exponential form is:

96456 = 2³ × 3¹ × 4019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96471

Prime factors of 96471 are 3, 397. Prime factorization of 96471 in exponential form is:

96471 = 3⁵ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 96456

List of positive integer factors of 96456 that divides 96456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 4019, 8038, 12057, 16076, 24114, 32152, 48228

Step-4: Factors of 96471

List of positive integer factors of 96471 that divides 96456 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 397, 1191, 3573, 10719, 32157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96456 and 96471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96456 and 96471 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 96456 and 96471