What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3324 and 3339?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3324 and 3339 is 3.

GCF(3324,3339) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3324 and 3339, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3324 and 3339.

How to find the GCF of 3324 and 3339?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3324 and 3339. After we will calculate the factors of 3324 and 3339 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3324

Prime factors of 3324 are 2, 3, 277. Prime factorization of 3324 in exponential form is:

3324 = 2² × 3¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3339

Prime factors of 3339 are 3, 7, 53. Prime factorization of 3339 in exponential form is:

3339 = 3² × 7¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 3324

List of positive integer factors of 3324 that divides 3324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662

Step-4: Factors of 3339

List of positive integer factors of 3339 that divides 3324 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 53, 63, 159, 371, 477, 1113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3324 and 3339. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3324 and 3339 is 3.

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