What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1443 and 1458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1443 and 1458 is 3.

GCF(1443,1458) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1443 and 1458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1443 and 1458.

How to find the GCF of 1443 and 1458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1443 and 1458. After we will calculate the factors of 1443 and 1458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1443

Prime factors of 1443 are 3, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 1443 in exponential form is:

1443 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1458

Prime factors of 1458 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 1458 in exponential form is:

1458 = 2¹ × 3⁶

Step-3: Factors of 1443

List of positive integer factors of 1443 that divides 1443 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 37, 39, 111, 481

Step-4: Factors of 1458

List of positive integer factors of 1458 that divides 1443 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 243, 486, 729

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1443 and 1458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1443 and 1458 is 3.

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