What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3390 and 3396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3390 and 3396 is 6.

GCF(3390,3396) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3390 and 3396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3390 and 3396.

How to find the GCF of 3390 and 3396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3390 and 3396. After we will calculate the factors of 3390 and 3396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3390

Prime factors of 3390 are 2, 3, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 3390 in exponential form is:

3390 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3396

Prime factors of 3396 are 2, 3, 283. Prime factorization of 3396 in exponential form is:

3396 = 2² × 3¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 3390

List of positive integer factors of 3390 that divides 3390 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 113, 226, 339, 565, 678, 1130, 1695

Step-4: Factors of 3396

List of positive integer factors of 3396 that divides 3390 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 283, 566, 849, 1132, 1698

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3390 and 3396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3390 and 3396 is 6.

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