What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85962 and 85971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85962 and 85971 is 3.

GCF(85962,85971) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85962 and 85971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85962 and 85971.

How to find the GCF of 85962 and 85971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85962 and 85971. After we will calculate the factors of 85962 and 85971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85962

Prime factors of 85962 are 2, 3, 14327. Prime factorization of 85962 in exponential form is:

85962 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14327¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85971

Prime factors of 85971 are 3, 28657. Prime factorization of 85971 in exponential form is:

85971 = 3¹ × 28657¹

Step-3: Factors of 85962

List of positive integer factors of 85962 that divides 85962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 14327, 28654, 42981

Step-4: Factors of 85971

List of positive integer factors of 85971 that divides 85962 without a remainder.

1, 3, 28657

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85962 and 85971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85962 and 85971 is 3.

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