What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33315 and 33321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33315 and 33321 is 3.

GCF(33315,33321) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33315 and 33321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33315 and 33321.

How to find the GCF of 33315 and 33321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33315 and 33321. After we will calculate the factors of 33315 and 33321 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33315

Prime factors of 33315 are 3, 5, 2221. Prime factorization of 33315 in exponential form is:

33315 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33321

Prime factors of 33321 are 3, 29, 383. Prime factorization of 33321 in exponential form is:

33321 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 33315

List of positive integer factors of 33315 that divides 33315 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2221, 6663, 11105

Step-4: Factors of 33321

List of positive integer factors of 33321 that divides 33315 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 383, 1149, 11107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33315 and 33321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33315 and 33321 is 3.

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