What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84564 and 84579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84564 and 84579 is 3.

GCF(84564,84579) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84564 and 84579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84564 and 84579.

How to find the GCF of 84564 and 84579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84564 and 84579. After we will calculate the factors of 84564 and 84579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84564

Prime factors of 84564 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 84564 in exponential form is:

84564 = 2² × 3⁶ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84579

Prime factors of 84579 are 3, 11, 233. Prime factorization of 84579 in exponential form is:

84579 = 3¹ × 11² × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 84564

List of positive integer factors of 84564 that divides 84564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 29, 36, 54, 58, 81, 87, 108, 116, 162, 174, 243, 261, 324, 348, 486, 522, 729, 783, 972, 1044, 1458, 1566, 2349, 2916, 3132, 4698, 7047, 9396, 14094, 21141, 28188, 42282

Step-4: Factors of 84579

List of positive integer factors of 84579 that divides 84564 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 121, 233, 363, 699, 2563, 7689, 28193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84564 and 84579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84564 and 84579 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 84564 and 84579