What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4197 and 4203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4197 and 4203 is 3.

GCF(4197,4203) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4197 and 4203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4197 and 4203.

How to find the GCF of 4197 and 4203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4197 and 4203. After we will calculate the factors of 4197 and 4203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4197

Prime factors of 4197 are 3, 1399. Prime factorization of 4197 in exponential form is:

4197 = 3¹ × 1399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4203

Prime factors of 4203 are 3, 467. Prime factorization of 4203 in exponential form is:

4203 = 3² × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 4197

List of positive integer factors of 4197 that divides 4197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1399

Step-4: Factors of 4203

List of positive integer factors of 4203 that divides 4197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 467, 1401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4197 and 4203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4197 and 4203 is 3.

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