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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12303 and 12315?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12303 and 12315 is 3.

GCF(12303,12315) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12303 and 12315, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12303 and 12315.

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How to find the GCF of 12303 and 12315?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12303 and 12315. After we will calculate the factors of 12303 and 12315 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12303

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

12303 = 32 × 13671

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12315

Prime factors of 12315 are 3, 5, 821. Prime factorization of 12315 in exponential form is:

12315 = 31 × 51 × 8211

Step-3: Factors of 12303

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

1, 3, 9, 1367, 4101

Step-4: Factors of 12315

List of positive integer factors of 12315 that divides 12303 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 821, 2463, 4105

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12303 and 12315. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12303 and 12315 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12303 and 12315