What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37764 and 37779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37764 and 37779 is 3.

GCF(37764,37779) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37764 and 37779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37764 and 37779.

How to find the GCF of 37764 and 37779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37764 and 37779. After we will calculate the factors of 37764 and 37779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37764

Prime factors of 37764 are 2, 3, 1049. Prime factorization of 37764 in exponential form is:

37764 = 2² × 3² × 1049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37779

Prime factors of 37779 are 3, 7, 257. Prime factorization of 37779 in exponential form is:

37779 = 3¹ × 7² × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 37764

List of positive integer factors of 37764 that divides 37764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1049, 2098, 3147, 4196, 6294, 9441, 12588, 18882

Step-4: Factors of 37779

List of positive integer factors of 37779 that divides 37764 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 257, 771, 1799, 5397, 12593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37764 and 37779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37764 and 37779 is 3.

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