What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3378 and 3387?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3378 and 3387 is 3.

GCF(3378,3387) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3378 and 3387, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3378 and 3387.

How to find the GCF of 3378 and 3387?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3378 and 3387. After we will calculate the factors of 3378 and 3387 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 3378

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3387

List of positive integer factors of 3387 that divides 3378 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3378 and 3387. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3378 and 3387 is 3.

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