What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12297 and 12303?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12297 and 12303 is 3.

GCF(12297,12303) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12297 and 12303, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12297 and 12303.

How to find the GCF of 12297 and 12303?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12297 and 12303. After we will calculate the factors of 12297 and 12303 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12297

Prime factors of 12297 are 3, 4099. Prime factorization of 12297 in exponential form is:

12297 = 3¹ × 4099¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12303

Prime factors of 12303 are 3, 1367. Prime factorization of 12303 in exponential form is:

12303 = 3² × 1367¹

Step-3: Factors of 12297

List of positive integer factors of 12297 that divides 12297 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4099

Step-4: Factors of 12303

List of positive integer factors of 12303 that divides 12297 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1367, 4101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12297 and 12303. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12297 and 12303 is 3.

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