What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3666 and 3679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3666 and 3679 is 13.

GCF(3666,3679) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3666 and 3679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3666 and 3679.

How to find the GCF of 3666 and 3679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3666 and 3679. After we will calculate the factors of 3666 and 3679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3666

Prime factors of 3666 are 2, 3, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 3666 in exponential form is:

3666 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3679

Prime factors of 3679 are 13, 283. Prime factorization of 3679 in exponential form is:

3679 = 13¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 3666

List of positive integer factors of 3666 that divides 3666 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 47, 78, 94, 141, 282, 611, 1222, 1833

Step-4: Factors of 3679

List of positive integer factors of 3679 that divides 3666 without a remainder.

1, 13, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3666 and 3679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3666 and 3679 is 13.

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