What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37221 and 37239?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37221 and 37239 is 3.

GCF(37221,37239) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37221 and 37239, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37221 and 37239.

How to find the GCF of 37221 and 37239?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37221 and 37239. After we will calculate the factors of 37221 and 37239 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37221

Prime factors of 37221 are 3, 19, 653. Prime factorization of 37221 in exponential form is:

37221 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37239

Prime factors of 37239 are 3, 12413. Prime factorization of 37239 in exponential form is:

37239 = 3¹ × 12413¹

Step-3: Factors of 37221

List of positive integer factors of 37221 that divides 37221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 653, 1959, 12407

Step-4: Factors of 37239

List of positive integer factors of 37239 that divides 37221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12413

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37221 and 37239. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37221 and 37239 is 3.

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