What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48201 and 48207?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48201 and 48207 is 3.

GCF(48201,48207) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48201 and 48207, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48201 and 48207.

How to find the GCF of 48201 and 48207?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48201 and 48207. After we will calculate the factors of 48201 and 48207 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48201

Prime factors of 48201 are 3, 16067. Prime factorization of 48201 in exponential form is:

48201 = 3¹ × 16067¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48207

Prime factors of 48207 are 3, 16069. Prime factorization of 48207 in exponential form is:

48207 = 3¹ × 16069¹

Step-3: Factors of 48201

List of positive integer factors of 48201 that divides 48201 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16067

Step-4: Factors of 48207

List of positive integer factors of 48207 that divides 48201 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16069

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48201 and 48207. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48201 and 48207 is 3.

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