What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4203 and 4209?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4203 and 4209 is 3.

GCF(4203,4209) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4203 and 4209, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4203 and 4209.

How to find the GCF of 4203 and 4209?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4203 and 4209. After we will calculate the factors of 4203 and 4209 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4203

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

4203 = 3² × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4209

Prime factors of 4209 are 3, 23, 61. Prime factorization of 4209 in exponential form is:

4209 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 4203

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

1, 3, 9, 467, 1401

Step-4: Factors of 4209

List of positive integer factors of 4209 that divides 4203 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 61, 69, 183, 1403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4203 and 4209. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4203 and 4209 is 3.

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