What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2697 and 2712?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2697 and 2712 is 3.

GCF(2697,2712) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2697 and 2712, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2697 and 2712.

How to find the GCF of 2697 and 2712?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2697 and 2712. After we will calculate the factors of 2697 and 2712 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2697

Prime factors of 2697 are 3, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 2697 in exponential form is:

2697 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2712

Prime factors of 2712 are 2, 3, 113. Prime factorization of 2712 in exponential form is:

2712 = 2³ × 3¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 2697

List of positive integer factors of 2697 that divides 2697 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 31, 87, 93, 899

Step-4: Factors of 2712

List of positive integer factors of 2712 that divides 2697 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 113, 226, 339, 452, 678, 904, 1356

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2697 and 2712. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2697 and 2712 is 3.

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