What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1473 and 1491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1473 and 1491 is 3.

GCF(1473,1491) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1473 and 1491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1473 and 1491.

How to find the GCF of 1473 and 1491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1473 and 1491. After we will calculate the factors of 1473 and 1491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1473

Prime factors of 1473 are 3, 491. Prime factorization of 1473 in exponential form is:

1473 = 3¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1491

Prime factors of 1491 are 3, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 1491 in exponential form is:

1491 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 1473

List of positive integer factors of 1473 that divides 1473 without a remainder.

1, 3, 491

Step-4: Factors of 1491

List of positive integer factors of 1491 that divides 1473 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 71, 213, 497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1473 and 1491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1473 and 1491 is 3.

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