What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3372 and 3378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3372 and 3378 is 6.

GCF(3372,3378) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3372 and 3378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3372 and 3378.

How to find the GCF of 3372 and 3378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3372 and 3378. After we will calculate the factors of 3372 and 3378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3378

Prime factors of 3378 are 2, 3, 563. Prime factorization of 3378 in exponential form is:

3378 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 563¹

Step-3: Factors of 3372

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3378

List of positive integer factors of 3378 that divides 3372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 563, 1126, 1689

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3372 and 3378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3372 and 3378 is 6.

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