What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1203 and 1218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1203 and 1218 is 3.

GCF(1203,1218) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1203 and 1218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1203 and 1218.

How to find the GCF of 1203 and 1218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1203 and 1218. After we will calculate the factors of 1203 and 1218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1203

Prime factors of 1203 are 3, 401. Prime factorization of 1203 in exponential form is:

1203 = 3¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1218

Prime factors of 1218 are 2, 3, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 1218 in exponential form is:

1218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1203

List of positive integer factors of 1203 that divides 1203 without a remainder.

1, 3, 401

Step-4: Factors of 1218

List of positive integer factors of 1218 that divides 1203 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 29, 42, 58, 87, 174, 203, 406, 609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1203 and 1218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1203 and 1218 is 3.

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