What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33237 and 33243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33237 and 33243 is 3.

GCF(33237,33243) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33237 and 33243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33237 and 33243.

How to find the GCF of 33237 and 33243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33237 and 33243. After we will calculate the factors of 33237 and 33243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33237

Prime factors of 33237 are 3, 1231. Prime factorization of 33237 in exponential form is:

33237 = 3³ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33243

Prime factors of 33243 are 3, 7, 1583. Prime factorization of 33243 in exponential form is:

33243 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 33237

List of positive integer factors of 33237 that divides 33237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1231, 3693, 11079

Step-4: Factors of 33243

List of positive integer factors of 33243 that divides 33237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1583, 4749, 11081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33237 and 33243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33237 and 33243 is 3.

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