What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3331 and 3336?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3331 and 3336 is 1.

GCF(3331,3336) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3331 and 3336, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3331 and 3336.

How to find the GCF of 3331 and 3336?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3331 and 3336. After we will calculate the factors of 3331 and 3336 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3331

Prime factors of 3331 are 3331. Prime factorization of 3331 in exponential form is:

3331 = 3331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3336

Prime factors of 3336 are 2, 3, 139. Prime factorization of 3336 in exponential form is:

3336 = 2³ × 3¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 3331

List of positive integer factors of 3331 that divides 3331 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3336

List of positive integer factors of 3336 that divides 3331 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3331 and 3336. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3331 and 3336 is 1.

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