What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1359 and 1374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1359 and 1374 is 3.

GCF(1359,1374) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1359 and 1374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1359 and 1374.

How to find the GCF of 1359 and 1374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1359 and 1374. After we will calculate the factors of 1359 and 1374 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1359

Prime factors of 1359 are 3, 151. Prime factorization of 1359 in exponential form is:

1359 = 3² × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1374

Prime factors of 1374 are 2, 3, 229. Prime factorization of 1374 in exponential form is:

1374 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 1359

List of positive integer factors of 1359 that divides 1359 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 151, 453

Step-4: Factors of 1374

List of positive integer factors of 1374 that divides 1359 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 229, 458, 687

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1359 and 1374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1359 and 1374 is 3.

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