What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33468 and 33477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33468 and 33477 is 3.

GCF(33468,33477) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33468 and 33477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33468 and 33477.

How to find the GCF of 33468 and 33477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33468 and 33477. After we will calculate the factors of 33468 and 33477 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33468

Prime factors of 33468 are 2, 3, 2789. Prime factorization of 33468 in exponential form is:

33468 = 2² × 3¹ × 2789¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33477

Prime factors of 33477 are 3, 11159. Prime factorization of 33477 in exponential form is:

33477 = 3¹ × 11159¹

Step-3: Factors of 33468

List of positive integer factors of 33468 that divides 33468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2789, 5578, 8367, 11156, 16734

Step-4: Factors of 33477

List of positive integer factors of 33477 that divides 33468 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33468 and 33477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33468 and 33477 is 3.

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