What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2724 and 2733?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2724 and 2733 is 3.

GCF(2724,2733) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2724 and 2733, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2724 and 2733.

How to find the GCF of 2724 and 2733?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2724 and 2733. After we will calculate the factors of 2724 and 2733 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2724

Prime factors of 2724 are 2, 3, 227. Prime factorization of 2724 in exponential form is:

2724 = 2² × 3¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2733

Prime factors of 2733 are 3, 911. Prime factorization of 2733 in exponential form is:

2733 = 3¹ × 911¹

Step-3: Factors of 2724

List of positive integer factors of 2724 that divides 2724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 227, 454, 681, 908, 1362

Step-4: Factors of 2733

List of positive integer factors of 2733 that divides 2724 without a remainder.

1, 3, 911

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2724 and 2733. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2724 and 2733 is 3.

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