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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3537 and 3555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3537 and 3555 is 9.

GCF(3537,3555) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3537 and 3555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3537 and 3555.

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How to find the GCF of 3537 and 3555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3537 and 3555. After we will calculate the factors of 3537 and 3555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3537

Prime factors of 3537 are 3, 131. Prime factorization of 3537 in exponential form is:

3537 = 33 × 1311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3555

Prime factors of 3555 are 3, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 3555 in exponential form is:

3555 = 32 × 51 × 791

Step-3: Factors of 3537

List of positive integer factors of 3537 that divides 3537 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 131, 393, 1179

Step-4: Factors of 3555

List of positive integer factors of 3555 that divides 3537 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 79, 237, 395, 711, 1185

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3537 and 3555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3537 and 3555 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3537 and 3555