What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3657 and 3663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3657 and 3663 is 3.

GCF(3657,3663) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3657 and 3663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3657 and 3663.

How to find the GCF of 3657 and 3663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3657 and 3663. After we will calculate the factors of 3657 and 3663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3657

Prime factors of 3657 are 3, 23, 53. Prime factorization of 3657 in exponential form is:

3657 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3663

Prime factors of 3663 are 3, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 3663 in exponential form is:

3663 = 3² × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 3657

List of positive integer factors of 3657 that divides 3657 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 53, 69, 159, 1219

Step-4: Factors of 3663

List of positive integer factors of 3663 that divides 3657 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 37, 99, 111, 333, 407, 1221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3657 and 3663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3657 and 3663 is 3.

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