What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85647 and 85656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85647 and 85656 is 3.

GCF(85647,85656) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85647 and 85656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85647 and 85656.

How to find the GCF of 85647 and 85656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85647 and 85656. After we will calculate the factors of 85647 and 85656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85647

Prime factors of 85647 are 3, 28549. Prime factorization of 85647 in exponential form is:

85647 = 3¹ × 28549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85656

Prime factors of 85656 are 2, 3, 43, 83. Prime factorization of 85656 in exponential form is:

85656 = 2³ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 85647

List of positive integer factors of 85647 that divides 85647 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28549

Step-4: Factors of 85656

List of positive integer factors of 85656 that divides 85647 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 43, 83, 86, 129, 166, 172, 249, 258, 332, 344, 498, 516, 664, 996, 1032, 1992, 3569, 7138, 10707, 14276, 21414, 28552, 42828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85647 and 85656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85647 and 85656 is 3.

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