What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1797 and 1815?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1797 and 1815 is 3.

GCF(1797,1815) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1797 and 1815, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1797 and 1815.

How to find the GCF of 1797 and 1815?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1797 and 1815. After we will calculate the factors of 1797 and 1815 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1797

Prime factors of 1797 are 3, 599. Prime factorization of 1797 in exponential form is:

1797 = 3¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1815

Prime factors of 1815 are 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 1815 in exponential form is:

1815 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 1797

List of positive integer factors of 1797 that divides 1797 without a remainder.

1, 3, 599

Step-4: Factors of 1815

List of positive integer factors of 1815 that divides 1797 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 33, 55, 121, 165, 363, 605

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1797 and 1815. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1797 and 1815 is 3.

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