What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48147 and 48159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48147 and 48159 is 3.

GCF(48147,48159) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48147 and 48159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48147 and 48159.

How to find the GCF of 48147 and 48159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48147 and 48159. After we will calculate the factors of 48147 and 48159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48147

Prime factors of 48147 are 3, 11, 1459. Prime factorization of 48147 in exponential form is:

48147 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48159

Prime factors of 48159 are 3, 5351. Prime factorization of 48159 in exponential form is:

48159 = 3² × 5351¹

Step-3: Factors of 48147

List of positive integer factors of 48147 that divides 48147 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1459, 4377, 16049

Step-4: Factors of 48159

List of positive integer factors of 48159 that divides 48147 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5351, 16053

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48147 and 48159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48147 and 48159 is 3.

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