What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63147 and 63159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63147 and 63159 is 3.

GCF(63147,63159) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63147 and 63159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63147 and 63159.

How to find the GCF of 63147 and 63159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63147 and 63159. After we will calculate the factors of 63147 and 63159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63147

Prime factors of 63147 are 3, 7, 31, 97. Prime factorization of 63147 in exponential form is:

63147 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63159

Prime factors of 63159 are 3, 37, 569. Prime factorization of 63159 in exponential form is:

63159 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 63147

List of positive integer factors of 63147 that divides 63147 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 93, 97, 217, 291, 651, 679, 2037, 3007, 9021, 21049

Step-4: Factors of 63159

List of positive integer factors of 63159 that divides 63147 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 569, 1707, 21053

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63147 and 63159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63147 and 63159 is 3.

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