What is the Greatest Common Factor of 396 and 402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 396 and 402 is 6.

GCF(396,402) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 396 and 402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 396 and 402.

How to find the GCF of 396 and 402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 396 and 402. After we will calculate the factors of 396 and 402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 396

Prime factors of 396 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 396 in exponential form is:

396 = 2² × 3² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 402

Prime factors of 402 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 402 in exponential form is:

402 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 396

List of positive integer factors of 396 that divides 396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 132, 198

Step-4: Factors of 402

List of positive integer factors of 402 that divides 396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 67, 134, 201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 396 and 402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 396 and 402 is 6.

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