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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12315 and 12333?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12315 and 12333 is 3.

GCF(12315,12333) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12315 and 12333, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12315 and 12333.

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How to find the GCF of 12315 and 12333?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12315 and 12333. After we will calculate the factors of 12315 and 12333 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12333

Prime factors of 12333 are 3, 4111. Prime factorization of 12333 in exponential form is:

12333 = 31 × 41111

Step-3: Factors of 12315

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12333

List of positive integer factors of 12333 that divides 12315 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12315 and 12333. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12315 and 12333 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12315 and 12333