What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97137 and 97143?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97137 and 97143 is 3.

GCF(97137,97143) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97137 and 97143, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97137 and 97143.

How to find the GCF of 97137 and 97143?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97137 and 97143. After we will calculate the factors of 97137 and 97143 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97137

Prime factors of 97137 are 3, 43, 251. Prime factorization of 97137 in exponential form is:

97137 = 3² × 43¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 97143

Prime factors of 97143 are 3, 32381. Prime factorization of 97143 in exponential form is:

97143 = 3¹ × 32381¹

Step-3: Factors of 97137

List of positive integer factors of 97137 that divides 97137 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 129, 251, 387, 753, 2259, 10793, 32379

Step-4: Factors of 97143

List of positive integer factors of 97143 that divides 97137 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97137 and 97143. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97137 and 97143 is 3.

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