What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85587 and 85599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85587 and 85599 is 3.

GCF(85587,85599) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85587 and 85599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85587 and 85599.

How to find the GCF of 85587 and 85599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85587 and 85599. After we will calculate the factors of 85587 and 85599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85587

Prime factors of 85587 are 3, 47, 607. Prime factorization of 85587 in exponential form is:

85587 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85599

Prime factors of 85599 are 3, 9511. Prime factorization of 85599 in exponential form is:

85599 = 3² × 9511¹

Step-3: Factors of 85587

List of positive integer factors of 85587 that divides 85587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 607, 1821, 28529

Step-4: Factors of 85599

List of positive integer factors of 85599 that divides 85587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9511, 28533

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85587 and 85599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85587 and 85599 is 3.

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