What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66678 and 66687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66678 and 66687 is 3.

GCF(66678,66687) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66678 and 66687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66678 and 66687.

How to find the GCF of 66678 and 66687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66678 and 66687. After we will calculate the factors of 66678 and 66687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66678

Prime factors of 66678 are 2, 3, 11113. Prime factorization of 66678 in exponential form is:

66678 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66687

Prime factors of 66687 are 3, 22229. Prime factorization of 66687 in exponential form is:

66687 = 3¹ × 22229¹

Step-3: Factors of 66678

List of positive integer factors of 66678 that divides 66678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11113, 22226, 33339

Step-4: Factors of 66687

List of positive integer factors of 66687 that divides 66678 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66678 and 66687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66678 and 66687 is 3.

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