What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39597 and 39603?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39597 and 39603 is 3.

GCF(39597,39603) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39597 and 39603, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39597 and 39603.

How to find the GCF of 39597 and 39603?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39597 and 39603. After we will calculate the factors of 39597 and 39603 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39597

Prime factors of 39597 are 3, 67, 197. Prime factorization of 39597 in exponential form is:

39597 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39603

Prime factors of 39603 are 3, 43, 307. Prime factorization of 39603 in exponential form is:

39603 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 39597

List of positive integer factors of 39597 that divides 39597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 197, 201, 591, 13199

Step-4: Factors of 39603

List of positive integer factors of 39603 that divides 39597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 129, 307, 921, 13201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39597 and 39603. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39597 and 39603 is 3.

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