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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1515 and 1527?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1515 and 1527 is 3.

GCF(1515,1527) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1515 and 1527, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1515 and 1527.

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How to find the GCF of 1515 and 1527?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1515 and 1527. After we will calculate the factors of 1515 and 1527 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1515

Prime factors of 1515 are 3, 5, 101. Prime factorization of 1515 in exponential form is:

1515 = 31 × 51 × 1011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1527

Prime factors of 1527 are 3, 509. Prime factorization of 1527 in exponential form is:

1527 = 31 × 5091

Step-3: Factors of 1515

List of positive integer factors of 1515 that divides 1515 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 101, 303, 505

Step-4: Factors of 1527

List of positive integer factors of 1527 that divides 1515 without a remainder.

1, 3, 509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1515 and 1527. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1515 and 1527 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1515 and 1527