What is the Greatest Common Factor of 987 and 999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 987 and 999 is 3.

GCF(987,999) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 987 and 999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 987 and 999.

How to find the GCF of 987 and 999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 987 and 999. After we will calculate the factors of 987 and 999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 987

Prime factors of 987 are 3, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 987 in exponential form is:

987 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 999

Prime factors of 999 are 3, 37. Prime factorization of 999 in exponential form is:

999 = 3³ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 987

List of positive integer factors of 987 that divides 987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 47, 141, 329

Step-4: Factors of 999

List of positive integer factors of 999 that divides 987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 37, 111, 333

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 987 and 999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 987 and 999 is 3.

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