What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13197 and 13215?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13197 and 13215 is 3.

GCF(13197,13215) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13197 and 13215, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13197 and 13215.

How to find the GCF of 13197 and 13215?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13197 and 13215. After we will calculate the factors of 13197 and 13215 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13197

Prime factors of 13197 are 3, 53, 83. Prime factorization of 13197 in exponential form is:

13197 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13215

Prime factors of 13215 are 3, 5, 881. Prime factorization of 13215 in exponential form is:

13215 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 881¹

Step-3: Factors of 13197

List of positive integer factors of 13197 that divides 13197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 83, 159, 249, 4399

Step-4: Factors of 13215

List of positive integer factors of 13215 that divides 13197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 881, 2643, 4405

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13197 and 13215. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13197 and 13215 is 3.

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