What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37281 and 37287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37281 and 37287 is 3.

GCF(37281,37287) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37281 and 37287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37281 and 37287.

How to find the GCF of 37281 and 37287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37281 and 37287. After we will calculate the factors of 37281 and 37287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37281

Prime factors of 37281 are 3, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 37281 in exponential form is:

37281 = 3¹ × 17² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37287

Prime factors of 37287 are 3, 1381. Prime factorization of 37287 in exponential form is:

37287 = 3³ × 1381¹

Step-3: Factors of 37281

List of positive integer factors of 37281 that divides 37281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 43, 51, 129, 289, 731, 867, 2193, 12427

Step-4: Factors of 37287

List of positive integer factors of 37287 that divides 37281 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1381, 4143, 12429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37281 and 37287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37281 and 37287 is 3.

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