What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12444 and 12453?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12444 and 12453 is 3.

GCF(12444,12453) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12444 and 12453, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12444 and 12453.

How to find the GCF of 12444 and 12453?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12444 and 12453. After we will calculate the factors of 12444 and 12453 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12444

Prime factors of 12444 are 2, 3, 17, 61. Prime factorization of 12444 in exponential form is:

12444 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12453

Prime factors of 12453 are 3, 7, 593. Prime factorization of 12453 in exponential form is:

12453 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 12444

List of positive integer factors of 12444 that divides 12444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 61, 68, 102, 122, 183, 204, 244, 366, 732, 1037, 2074, 3111, 4148, 6222

Step-4: Factors of 12453

List of positive integer factors of 12453 that divides 12444 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 593, 1779, 4151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12444 and 12453. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12444 and 12453 is 3.

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