What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4257 and 4269?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4257 and 4269 is 3.

GCF(4257,4269) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4257 and 4269, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4257 and 4269.

How to find the GCF of 4257 and 4269?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4257 and 4269. After we will calculate the factors of 4257 and 4269 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4257

Prime factors of 4257 are 3, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 4257 in exponential form is:

4257 = 3² × 11¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4269

Prime factors of 4269 are 3, 1423. Prime factorization of 4269 in exponential form is:

4269 = 3¹ × 1423¹

Step-3: Factors of 4257

List of positive integer factors of 4257 that divides 4257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 43, 99, 129, 387, 473, 1419

Step-4: Factors of 4269

List of positive integer factors of 4269 that divides 4257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4257 and 4269. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4257 and 4269 is 3.

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