What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36264 and 36279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36264 and 36279 is 3.

GCF(36264,36279) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36264 and 36279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36264 and 36279.

How to find the GCF of 36264 and 36279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36264 and 36279. After we will calculate the factors of 36264 and 36279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36264

Prime factors of 36264 are 2, 3, 1511. Prime factorization of 36264 in exponential form is:

36264 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1511¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36279

Prime factors of 36279 are 3, 29, 139. Prime factorization of 36279 in exponential form is:

36279 = 3² × 29¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 36264

List of positive integer factors of 36264 that divides 36264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1511, 3022, 4533, 6044, 9066, 12088, 18132

Step-4: Factors of 36279

List of positive integer factors of 36279 that divides 36264 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 139, 261, 417, 1251, 4031, 12093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36264 and 36279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36264 and 36279 is 3.

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