What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13221 and 13233?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13221 and 13233 is 3.

GCF(13221,13233) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13221 and 13233, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13221 and 13233.

How to find the GCF of 13221 and 13233?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13221 and 13233. After we will calculate the factors of 13221 and 13233 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13221

Prime factors of 13221 are 3, 13, 113. Prime factorization of 13221 in exponential form is:

13221 = 3² × 13¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13233

Prime factors of 13233 are 3, 11, 401. Prime factorization of 13233 in exponential form is:

13233 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 13221

List of positive integer factors of 13221 that divides 13221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 113, 117, 339, 1017, 1469, 4407

Step-4: Factors of 13233

List of positive integer factors of 13233 that divides 13221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 401, 1203, 4411

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13221 and 13233. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13221 and 13233 is 3.

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