GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3711 and 3720?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3711 and 3720 is 3.

GCF(3711,3720) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3711 and 3720, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3711 and 3720.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 3711 and 3720?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3711 and 3720. After we will calculate the factors of 3711 and 3720 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3711

Prime factors of 3711 are 3, 1237. Prime factorization of 3711 in exponential form is:

3711 = 31 × 12371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3720

Prime factors of 3720 are 2, 3, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 3720 in exponential form is:

3720 = 23 × 31 × 51 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 3711

List of positive integer factors of 3711 that divides 3711 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1237

Step-4: Factors of 3720

List of positive integer factors of 3720 that divides 3711 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 31, 40, 60, 62, 93, 120, 124, 155, 186, 248, 310, 372, 465, 620, 744, 930, 1240, 1860

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3711 and 3720. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3711 and 3720 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3711 and 3720