What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15603 and 15609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15603 and 15609 is 3.

GCF(15603,15609) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15603 and 15609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15603 and 15609.

How to find the GCF of 15603 and 15609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15603 and 15609. After we will calculate the factors of 15603 and 15609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15603

Prime factors of 15603 are 3, 7, 743. Prime factorization of 15603 in exponential form is:

15603 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15609

Prime factors of 15609 are 3, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 15609 in exponential form is:

15609 = 3¹ × 11² × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 15603

List of positive integer factors of 15603 that divides 15603 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 743, 2229, 5201

Step-4: Factors of 15609

List of positive integer factors of 15609 that divides 15603 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 43, 121, 129, 363, 473, 1419, 5203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15603 and 15609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15603 and 15609 is 3.

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