What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3366 and 3372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3366 and 3372 is 6.

GCF(3366,3372) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3366 and 3372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3366 and 3372.

How to find the GCF of 3366 and 3372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3366 and 3372. After we will calculate the factors of 3366 and 3372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3366

Prime factors of 3366 are 2, 3, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 3366 in exponential form is:

3366 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3372

Prime factors of 3372 are 2, 3, 281. Prime factorization of 3372 in exponential form is:

3372 = 2² × 3¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 3366

List of positive integer factors of 3366 that divides 3366 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 17, 18, 22, 33, 34, 51, 66, 99, 102, 153, 187, 198, 306, 374, 561, 1122, 1683

Step-4: Factors of 3372

List of positive integer factors of 3372 that divides 3366 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3366 and 3372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3366 and 3372 is 6.

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