What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96579 and 96588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96579 and 96588 is 9.

GCF(96579,96588) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96579 and 96588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96579 and 96588.

How to find the GCF of 96579 and 96588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96579 and 96588. After we will calculate the factors of 96579 and 96588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96579

Prime factors of 96579 are 3, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 96579 in exponential form is:

96579 = 3³ × 7² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96588

Prime factors of 96588 are 2, 3, 2683. Prime factorization of 96588 in exponential form is:

96588 = 2² × 3² × 2683¹

Step-3: Factors of 96579

List of positive integer factors of 96579 that divides 96579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 49, 63, 73, 147, 189, 219, 441, 511, 657, 1323, 1533, 1971, 3577, 4599, 10731, 13797, 32193

Step-4: Factors of 96588

List of positive integer factors of 96588 that divides 96579 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2683, 5366, 8049, 10732, 16098, 24147, 32196, 48294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96579 and 96588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96579 and 96588 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 96579 and 96588