What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48123 and 48135?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48123 and 48135 is 3.

GCF(48123,48135) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48123 and 48135, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48123 and 48135.

How to find the GCF of 48123 and 48135?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48123 and 48135. After we will calculate the factors of 48123 and 48135 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48123

Prime factors of 48123 are 3, 5347. Prime factorization of 48123 in exponential form is:

48123 = 3² × 5347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48135

Prime factors of 48135 are 3, 5, 3209. Prime factorization of 48135 in exponential form is:

48135 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3209¹

Step-3: Factors of 48123

List of positive integer factors of 48123 that divides 48123 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5347, 16041

Step-4: Factors of 48135

List of positive integer factors of 48135 that divides 48123 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3209, 9627, 16045

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48123 and 48135. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48123 and 48135 is 3.

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