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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3687 and 3702?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3687 and 3702 is 3.

GCF(3687,3702) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3687 and 3702, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3687 and 3702.

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How to find the GCF of 3687 and 3702?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3687 and 3702. After we will calculate the factors of 3687 and 3702 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3687

Prime factors of 3687 are 3, 1229. Prime factorization of 3687 in exponential form is:

3687 = 31 × 12291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3702

Prime factors of 3702 are 2, 3, 617. Prime factorization of 3702 in exponential form is:

3702 = 21 × 31 × 6171

Step-3: Factors of 3687

List of positive integer factors of 3687 that divides 3687 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1229

Step-4: Factors of 3702

List of positive integer factors of 3702 that divides 3687 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 617, 1234, 1851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3687 and 3702. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3687 and 3702 is 3.

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