What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33762 and 33779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33762 and 33779 is 17.

GCF(33762,33779) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33762 and 33779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33762 and 33779.

How to find the GCF of 33762 and 33779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33762 and 33779. After we will calculate the factors of 33762 and 33779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33762

Prime factors of 33762 are 2, 3, 17, 331. Prime factorization of 33762 in exponential form is:

33762 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33779

Prime factors of 33779 are 17, 1987. Prime factorization of 33779 in exponential form is:

33779 = 17¹ × 1987¹

Step-3: Factors of 33762

List of positive integer factors of 33762 that divides 33762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 331, 662, 993, 1986, 5627, 11254, 16881

Step-4: Factors of 33779

List of positive integer factors of 33779 that divides 33762 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33762 and 33779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33762 and 33779 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 33762 and 33779