What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37482 and 37491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37482 and 37491 is 3.

GCF(37482,37491) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37482 and 37491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37482 and 37491.

How to find the GCF of 37482 and 37491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37482 and 37491. After we will calculate the factors of 37482 and 37491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37482

Prime factors of 37482 are 2, 3, 6247. Prime factorization of 37482 in exponential form is:

37482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6247¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37491

Prime factors of 37491 are 3, 12497. Prime factorization of 37491 in exponential form is:

37491 = 3¹ × 12497¹

Step-3: Factors of 37482

List of positive integer factors of 37482 that divides 37482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6247, 12494, 18741

Step-4: Factors of 37491

List of positive integer factors of 37491 that divides 37482 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37482 and 37491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37482 and 37491 is 3.

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