What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33342 and 33356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33342 and 33356 is 2.

GCF(33342,33356) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33342 and 33356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33342 and 33356.

How to find the GCF of 33342 and 33356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33342 and 33356. After we will calculate the factors of 33342 and 33356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 33356

Prime factors of 33356 are 2, 31, 269. Prime factorization of 33356 in exponential form is:

33356 = 2² × 31¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 33342

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 33356

List of positive integer factors of 33356 that divides 33342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 269, 538, 1076, 8339, 16678

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33342 and 33356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33342 and 33356 is 2.

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