What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60015 and 60033?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60015 and 60033 is 3.

GCF(60015,60033) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60015 and 60033, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60015 and 60033.

How to find the GCF of 60015 and 60033?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60015 and 60033. After we will calculate the factors of 60015 and 60033 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60015

Prime factors of 60015 are 3, 5, 4001. Prime factorization of 60015 in exponential form is:

60015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60033

Prime factors of 60033 are 3, 20011. Prime factorization of 60033 in exponential form is:

60033 = 3¹ × 20011¹

Step-3: Factors of 60015

List of positive integer factors of 60015 that divides 60015 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 4001, 12003, 20005

Step-4: Factors of 60033

List of positive integer factors of 60033 that divides 60015 without a remainder.

1, 3, 20011

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60015 and 60033. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60015 and 60033 is 3.

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