What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2751 and 2766?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2751 and 2766 is 3.

GCF(2751,2766) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2751 and 2766, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2751 and 2766.

How to find the GCF of 2751 and 2766?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2751 and 2766. After we will calculate the factors of 2751 and 2766 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2751

Prime factors of 2751 are 3, 7, 131. Prime factorization of 2751 in exponential form is:

2751 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2766

Prime factors of 2766 are 2, 3, 461. Prime factorization of 2766 in exponential form is:

2766 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 2751

List of positive integer factors of 2751 that divides 2751 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 131, 393, 917

Step-4: Factors of 2766

List of positive integer factors of 2766 that divides 2751 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 461, 922, 1383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2751 and 2766. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2751 and 2766 is 3.

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