What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1377 and 1389?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1377 and 1389 is 3.

GCF(1377,1389) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1377 and 1389, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1377 and 1389.

How to find the GCF of 1377 and 1389?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1377 and 1389. After we will calculate the factors of 1377 and 1389 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1377

Prime factors of 1377 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 1377 in exponential form is:

1377 = 3⁴ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1389

Prime factors of 1389 are 3, 463. Prime factorization of 1389 in exponential form is:

1389 = 3¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 1377

List of positive integer factors of 1377 that divides 1377 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 27, 51, 81, 153, 459

Step-4: Factors of 1389

List of positive integer factors of 1389 that divides 1377 without a remainder.

1, 3, 463

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1377 and 1389. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1377 and 1389 is 3.

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