What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82596 and 82605?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82596 and 82605 is 3.

GCF(82596,82605) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82596 and 82605, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82596 and 82605.

How to find the GCF of 82596 and 82605?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82596 and 82605. After we will calculate the factors of 82596 and 82605 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82596

Prime factors of 82596 are 2, 3, 6883. Prime factorization of 82596 in exponential form is:

82596 = 2² × 3¹ × 6883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82605

Prime factors of 82605 are 3, 5, 5507. Prime factorization of 82605 in exponential form is:

82605 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5507¹

Step-3: Factors of 82596

List of positive integer factors of 82596 that divides 82596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6883, 13766, 20649, 27532, 41298

Step-4: Factors of 82605

List of positive integer factors of 82605 that divides 82596 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5507, 16521, 27535

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82596 and 82605. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82596 and 82605 is 3.

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