What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86115 and 86121?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86115 and 86121 is 3.

GCF(86115,86121) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86115 and 86121, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86115 and 86121.

How to find the GCF of 86115 and 86121?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86115 and 86121. After we will calculate the factors of 86115 and 86121 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86115

Prime factors of 86115 are 3, 5, 5741. Prime factorization of 86115 in exponential form is:

86115 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86121

Prime factors of 86121 are 3, 7, 1367. Prime factorization of 86121 in exponential form is:

86121 = 3² × 7¹ × 1367¹

Step-3: Factors of 86115

List of positive integer factors of 86115 that divides 86115 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5741, 17223, 28705

Step-4: Factors of 86121

List of positive integer factors of 86121 that divides 86115 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 1367, 4101, 9569, 12303, 28707

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86115 and 86121. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86115 and 86121 is 3.

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