What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48315 and 48327?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48315 and 48327 is 3.

GCF(48315,48327) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48315 and 48327, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48315 and 48327.

How to find the GCF of 48315 and 48327?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48315 and 48327. After we will calculate the factors of 48315 and 48327 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48315

Prime factors of 48315 are 3, 5, 3221. Prime factorization of 48315 in exponential form is:

48315 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48327

Prime factors of 48327 are 3, 89, 181. Prime factorization of 48327 in exponential form is:

48327 = 3¹ × 89¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 48315

List of positive integer factors of 48315 that divides 48315 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3221, 9663, 16105

Step-4: Factors of 48327

List of positive integer factors of 48327 that divides 48315 without a remainder.

1, 3, 89, 181, 267, 543, 16109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48315 and 48327. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48315 and 48327 is 3.

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