What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3729 and 3741?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3729 and 3741 is 3.

GCF(3729,3741) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3729 and 3741, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3729 and 3741.

How to find the GCF of 3729 and 3741?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3729 and 3741. After we will calculate the factors of 3729 and 3741 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3729

Prime factors of 3729 are 3, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 3729 in exponential form is:

3729 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3741

Prime factors of 3741 are 3, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 3741 in exponential form is:

3741 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 3729

List of positive integer factors of 3729 that divides 3729 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 113, 339, 1243

Step-4: Factors of 3741

List of positive integer factors of 3741 that divides 3729 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 43, 87, 129, 1247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3729 and 3741. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3729 and 3741 is 3.

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