What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82542 and 82557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82542 and 82557 is 3.

GCF(82542,82557) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82542 and 82557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82542 and 82557.

How to find the GCF of 82542 and 82557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82542 and 82557. After we will calculate the factors of 82542 and 82557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82542

Prime factors of 82542 are 2, 3, 13757. Prime factorization of 82542 in exponential form is:

82542 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82557

Prime factors of 82557 are 3, 9173. Prime factorization of 82557 in exponential form is:

82557 = 3² × 9173¹

Step-3: Factors of 82542

List of positive integer factors of 82542 that divides 82542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13757, 27514, 41271

Step-4: Factors of 82557

List of positive integer factors of 82557 that divides 82542 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9173, 27519

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82542 and 82557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82542 and 82557 is 3.

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