What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4281 and 4293?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4281 and 4293 is 3.

GCF(4281,4293) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4281 and 4293, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4281 and 4293.

How to find the GCF of 4281 and 4293?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4281 and 4293. After we will calculate the factors of 4281 and 4293 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4281

Prime factors of 4281 are 3, 1427. Prime factorization of 4281 in exponential form is:

4281 = 3¹ × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4293

Prime factors of 4293 are 3, 53. Prime factorization of 4293 in exponential form is:

4293 = 3⁴ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 4281

List of positive integer factors of 4281 that divides 4281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1427

Step-4: Factors of 4293

List of positive integer factors of 4293 that divides 4281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 53, 81, 159, 477, 1431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4281 and 4293. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4281 and 4293 is 3.

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