What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12447 and 12453?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12447 and 12453 is 3.

GCF(12447,12453) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12447 and 12453, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12447 and 12453.

How to find the GCF of 12447 and 12453?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12447 and 12453. After we will calculate the factors of 12447 and 12453 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12447

Prime factors of 12447 are 3, 461. Prime factorization of 12447 in exponential form is:

12447 = 3³ × 461¹

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 12447

List of positive integer factors of 12447 that divides 12447 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 461, 1383, 4149

Step-4: Factors of 12453

List of positive integer factors of 12453 that divides 12447 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12447 and 12453. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12447 and 12453 is 3.

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