What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37722 and 37731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37722 and 37731 is 3.

GCF(37722,37731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37722 and 37731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37722 and 37731.

How to find the GCF of 37722 and 37731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37722 and 37731. After we will calculate the factors of 37722 and 37731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37722

Prime factors of 37722 are 2, 3, 6287. Prime factorization of 37722 in exponential form is:

37722 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6287¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37731

Prime factors of 37731 are 3, 12577. Prime factorization of 37731 in exponential form is:

37731 = 3¹ × 12577¹

Step-3: Factors of 37722

List of positive integer factors of 37722 that divides 37722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6287, 12574, 18861

Step-4: Factors of 37731

List of positive integer factors of 37731 that divides 37722 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37722 and 37731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37722 and 37731 is 3.

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