What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33741 and 33747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33741 and 33747 is 3.

GCF(33741,33747) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33741 and 33747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33741 and 33747.

How to find the GCF of 33741 and 33747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33741 and 33747. After we will calculate the factors of 33741 and 33747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33741

Prime factors of 33741 are 3, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 33741 in exponential form is:

33741 = 3² × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33747

Prime factors of 33747 are 3, 7, 1607. Prime factorization of 33747 in exponential form is:

33747 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1607¹

Step-3: Factors of 33741

List of positive integer factors of 33741 that divides 33741 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 163, 207, 489, 1467, 3749, 11247

Step-4: Factors of 33747

List of positive integer factors of 33747 that divides 33741 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1607, 4821, 11249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33741 and 33747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33741 and 33747 is 3.

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