What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48324 and 48333?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48324 and 48333 is 3.

GCF(48324,48333) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48324 and 48333, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48324 and 48333.

How to find the GCF of 48324 and 48333?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48324 and 48333. After we will calculate the factors of 48324 and 48333 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48324

Prime factors of 48324 are 2, 3, 4027. Prime factorization of 48324 in exponential form is:

48324 = 2² × 3¹ × 4027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48333

Prime factors of 48333 are 3, 16111. Prime factorization of 48333 in exponential form is:

48333 = 3¹ × 16111¹

Step-3: Factors of 48324

List of positive integer factors of 48324 that divides 48324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4027, 8054, 12081, 16108, 24162

Step-4: Factors of 48333

List of positive integer factors of 48333 that divides 48324 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48324 and 48333. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48324 and 48333 is 3.

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