What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1224 and 1233?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1224 and 1233 is 9.

GCF(1224,1233) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1224 and 1233, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1224 and 1233.

How to find the GCF of 1224 and 1233?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1224 and 1233. After we will calculate the factors of 1224 and 1233 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1224

Prime factors of 1224 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 1224 in exponential form is:

1224 = 2³ × 3² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1233

Prime factors of 1233 are 3, 137. Prime factorization of 1233 in exponential form is:

1233 = 3² × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 1224

List of positive integer factors of 1224 that divides 1224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 24, 34, 36, 51, 68, 72, 102, 136, 153, 204, 306, 408, 612

Step-4: Factors of 1233

List of positive integer factors of 1233 that divides 1224 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 137, 411

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1224 and 1233. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1224 and 1233 is 9.

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