What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48189 and 48204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48189 and 48204 is 3.

GCF(48189,48204) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48189 and 48204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48189 and 48204.

How to find the GCF of 48189 and 48204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48189 and 48204. After we will calculate the factors of 48189 and 48204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48189

Prime factors of 48189 are 3, 16063. Prime factorization of 48189 in exponential form is:

48189 = 3¹ × 16063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48204

Prime factors of 48204 are 2, 3, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 48204 in exponential form is:

48204 = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 48189

List of positive integer factors of 48189 that divides 48189 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16063

Step-4: Factors of 48204

List of positive integer factors of 48204 that divides 48189 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 26, 36, 39, 52, 78, 103, 117, 156, 206, 234, 309, 412, 468, 618, 927, 1236, 1339, 1854, 2678, 3708, 4017, 5356, 8034, 12051, 16068, 24102

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48189 and 48204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48189 and 48204 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48189 and 48204