What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3396 and 3402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3396 and 3402 is 6.

GCF(3396,3402) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3396 and 3402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3396 and 3402.

How to find the GCF of 3396 and 3402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3396 and 3402. After we will calculate the factors of 3396 and 3402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3402

Prime factors of 3402 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 3402 in exponential form is:

3402 = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 3396

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3402

List of positive integer factors of 3402 that divides 3396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 27, 42, 54, 63, 81, 126, 162, 189, 243, 378, 486, 567, 1134, 1701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3396 and 3402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3396 and 3402 is 6.

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