What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43221 and 43227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43221 and 43227 is 3.

GCF(43221,43227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43221 and 43227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43221 and 43227.

How to find the GCF of 43221 and 43227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43221 and 43227. After we will calculate the factors of 43221 and 43227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43221

Prime factors of 43221 are 3, 14407. Prime factorization of 43221 in exponential form is:

43221 = 3¹ × 14407¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43227

Prime factors of 43227 are 3, 1601. Prime factorization of 43227 in exponential form is:

43227 = 3³ × 1601¹

Step-3: Factors of 43221

List of positive integer factors of 43221 that divides 43221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 14407

Step-4: Factors of 43227

List of positive integer factors of 43227 that divides 43221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1601, 4803, 14409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43221 and 43227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43221 and 43227 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 43221 and 43227