What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85212 and 85227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85212 and 85227 is 3.

GCF(85212,85227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85212 and 85227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85212 and 85227.

How to find the GCF of 85212 and 85227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85212 and 85227. After we will calculate the factors of 85212 and 85227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85212

Prime factors of 85212 are 2, 3, 263. Prime factorization of 85212 in exponential form is:

85212 = 2² × 3⁴ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85227

Prime factors of 85227 are 3, 28409. Prime factorization of 85227 in exponential form is:

85227 = 3¹ × 28409¹

Step-3: Factors of 85212

List of positive integer factors of 85212 that divides 85212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 263, 324, 526, 789, 1052, 1578, 2367, 3156, 4734, 7101, 9468, 14202, 21303, 28404, 42606

Step-4: Factors of 85227

List of positive integer factors of 85227 that divides 85212 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85212 and 85227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85212 and 85227 is 3.

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