What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24003 and 24009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24003 and 24009 is 3.

GCF(24003,24009) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24003 and 24009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24003 and 24009.

How to find the GCF of 24003 and 24009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24003 and 24009. After we will calculate the factors of 24003 and 24009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24003

Prime factors of 24003 are 3, 7, 127. Prime factorization of 24003 in exponential form is:

24003 = 3³ × 7¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24009

Prime factors of 24009 are 3, 53, 151. Prime factorization of 24009 in exponential form is:

24009 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 24003

List of positive integer factors of 24003 that divides 24003 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 63, 127, 189, 381, 889, 1143, 2667, 3429, 8001

Step-4: Factors of 24009

List of positive integer factors of 24009 that divides 24003 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 151, 159, 453, 8003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24003 and 24009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24003 and 24009 is 3.

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