What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85938 and 85947?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85938 and 85947 is 3.

GCF(85938,85947) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85938 and 85947, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85938 and 85947.

How to find the GCF of 85938 and 85947?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85938 and 85947. After we will calculate the factors of 85938 and 85947 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85938

Prime factors of 85938 are 2, 3, 14323. Prime factorization of 85938 in exponential form is:

85938 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14323¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85947

Prime factors of 85947 are 3, 28649. Prime factorization of 85947 in exponential form is:

85947 = 3¹ × 28649¹

Step-3: Factors of 85938

List of positive integer factors of 85938 that divides 85938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14323, 28646, 42969

Step-4: Factors of 85947

List of positive integer factors of 85947 that divides 85938 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85938 and 85947. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85938 and 85947 is 3.

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