What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4215 and 4227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4215 and 4227 is 3.

GCF(4215,4227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4215 and 4227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4215 and 4227.

How to find the GCF of 4215 and 4227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4215 and 4227. After we will calculate the factors of 4215 and 4227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4215

Prime factors of 4215 are 3, 5, 281. Prime factorization of 4215 in exponential form is:

4215 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4227

Prime factors of 4227 are 3, 1409. Prime factorization of 4227 in exponential form is:

4227 = 3¹ × 1409¹

Step-3: Factors of 4215

List of positive integer factors of 4215 that divides 4215 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 281, 843, 1405

Step-4: Factors of 4227

List of positive integer factors of 4227 that divides 4215 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4215 and 4227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4215 and 4227 is 3.

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