What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66372 and 66387?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66372 and 66387 is 3.

GCF(66372,66387) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66372 and 66387, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66372 and 66387.

How to find the GCF of 66372 and 66387?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66372 and 66387. After we will calculate the factors of 66372 and 66387 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66372

Prime factors of 66372 are 2, 3, 5531. Prime factorization of 66372 in exponential form is:

66372 = 2² × 3¹ × 5531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66387

Prime factors of 66387 are 3, 22129. Prime factorization of 66387 in exponential form is:

66387 = 3¹ × 22129¹

Step-3: Factors of 66372

List of positive integer factors of 66372 that divides 66372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5531, 11062, 16593, 22124, 33186

Step-4: Factors of 66387

List of positive integer factors of 66387 that divides 66372 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66372 and 66387. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66372 and 66387 is 3.

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