What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53997 and 54015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53997 and 54015 is 3.

GCF(53997,54015) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53997 and 54015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53997 and 54015.

How to find the GCF of 53997 and 54015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53997 and 54015. After we will calculate the factors of 53997 and 54015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53997

Prime factors of 53997 are 3, 41, 439. Prime factorization of 53997 in exponential form is:

53997 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54015

Prime factors of 54015 are 3, 5, 13, 277. Prime factorization of 54015 in exponential form is:

54015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 53997

List of positive integer factors of 53997 that divides 53997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 439, 1317, 17999

Step-4: Factors of 54015

List of positive integer factors of 54015 that divides 53997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 39, 65, 195, 277, 831, 1385, 3601, 4155, 10803, 18005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53997 and 54015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53997 and 54015 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 53997 and 54015