What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40764 and 40773?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40764 and 40773 is 3.

GCF(40764,40773) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40764 and 40773, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40764 and 40773.

How to find the GCF of 40764 and 40773?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40764 and 40773. After we will calculate the factors of 40764 and 40773 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40764

Prime factors of 40764 are 2, 3, 43, 79. Prime factorization of 40764 in exponential form is:

40764 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40773

Prime factors of 40773 are 3, 13591. Prime factorization of 40773 in exponential form is:

40773 = 3¹ × 13591¹

Step-3: Factors of 40764

List of positive integer factors of 40764 that divides 40764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 79, 86, 129, 158, 172, 237, 258, 316, 474, 516, 948, 3397, 6794, 10191, 13588, 20382

Step-4: Factors of 40773

List of positive integer factors of 40773 that divides 40764 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13591

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40764 and 40773. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40764 and 40773 is 3.

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