What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7293 and 7311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7293 and 7311 is 3.

GCF(7293,7311) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7293 and 7311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7293 and 7311.

How to find the GCF of 7293 and 7311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7293 and 7311. After we will calculate the factors of 7293 and 7311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7293

Prime factors of 7293 are 3, 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 7293 in exponential form is:

7293 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7311

Prime factors of 7311 are 3, 2437. Prime factorization of 7311 in exponential form is:

7311 = 3¹ × 2437¹

Step-3: Factors of 7293

List of positive integer factors of 7293 that divides 7293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 13, 17, 33, 39, 51, 143, 187, 221, 429, 561, 663, 2431

Step-4: Factors of 7311

List of positive integer factors of 7311 that divides 7293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7293 and 7311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7293 and 7311 is 3.

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