What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7197 and 7206?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7197 and 7206 is 3.

GCF(7197,7206) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7197 and 7206, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7197 and 7206.

How to find the GCF of 7197 and 7206?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7197 and 7206. After we will calculate the factors of 7197 and 7206 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7197

Prime factors of 7197 are 3, 2399. Prime factorization of 7197 in exponential form is:

7197 = 3¹ × 2399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7206

Prime factors of 7206 are 2, 3, 1201. Prime factorization of 7206 in exponential form is:

7206 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1201¹

Step-3: Factors of 7197

List of positive integer factors of 7197 that divides 7197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2399

Step-4: Factors of 7206

List of positive integer factors of 7206 that divides 7197 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1201, 2402, 3603

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7197 and 7206. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7197 and 7206 is 3.

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