What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3372 and 3387?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3372 and 3387 is 3.

GCF(3372,3387) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3372 and 3387, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3372 and 3387.

How to find the GCF of 3372 and 3387?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3372 and 3387. After we will calculate the factors of 3372 and 3387 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 3387

Prime factors of 3387 are 3, 1129. Prime factorization of 3387 in exponential form is:

3387 = 3¹ × 1129¹

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 3387

List of positive integer factors of 3387 that divides 3372 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3372 and 3387. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3372 and 3387 is 3.

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