What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33336 and 33342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33336 and 33342 is 6.

GCF(33336,33342) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33336 and 33342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33336 and 33342.

How to find the GCF of 33336 and 33342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33336 and 33342. After we will calculate the factors of 33336 and 33342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33336

Prime factors of 33336 are 2, 3, 463. Prime factorization of 33336 in exponential form is:

33336 = 2³ × 3² × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33342

Prime factors of 33342 are 2, 3, 5557. Prime factorization of 33342 in exponential form is:

33342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5557¹

Step-3: Factors of 33336

List of positive integer factors of 33336 that divides 33336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 463, 926, 1389, 1852, 2778, 3704, 4167, 5556, 8334, 11112, 16668

Step-4: Factors of 33342

List of positive integer factors of 33342 that divides 33336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5557, 11114, 16671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33336 and 33342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33336 and 33342 is 6.

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