What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7347 and 7353?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7347 and 7353 is 3.

GCF(7347,7353) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7347 and 7353, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7347 and 7353.

How to find the GCF of 7347 and 7353?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7347 and 7353. After we will calculate the factors of 7347 and 7353 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7347

Prime factors of 7347 are 3, 31, 79. Prime factorization of 7347 in exponential form is:

7347 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7353

Prime factors of 7353 are 3, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 7353 in exponential form is:

7353 = 3² × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 7347

List of positive integer factors of 7347 that divides 7347 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 79, 93, 237, 2449

Step-4: Factors of 7353

List of positive integer factors of 7353 that divides 7347 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 43, 57, 129, 171, 387, 817, 2451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7347 and 7353. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7347 and 7353 is 3.

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