What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85740 and 85749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85740 and 85749 is 3.

GCF(85740,85749) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85740 and 85749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85740 and 85749.

How to find the GCF of 85740 and 85749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85740 and 85749. After we will calculate the factors of 85740 and 85749 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85740

Prime factors of 85740 are 2, 3, 5, 1429. Prime factorization of 85740 in exponential form is:

85740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1429¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85749

Prime factors of 85749 are 3, 101, 283. Prime factorization of 85749 in exponential form is:

85749 = 3¹ × 101¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 85740

List of positive integer factors of 85740 that divides 85740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 1429, 2858, 4287, 5716, 7145, 8574, 14290, 17148, 21435, 28580, 42870

Step-4: Factors of 85749

List of positive integer factors of 85749 that divides 85740 without a remainder.

1, 3, 101, 283, 303, 849, 28583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85740 and 85749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85740 and 85749 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 85740 and 85749