What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7536 and 7551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7536 and 7551 is 3.

GCF(7536,7551) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7536 and 7551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7536 and 7551.

How to find the GCF of 7536 and 7551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7536 and 7551. After we will calculate the factors of 7536 and 7551 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7536

Prime factors of 7536 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 7536 in exponential form is:

7536 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7551

Prime factors of 7551 are 3, 839. Prime factorization of 7551 in exponential form is:

7551 = 3² × 839¹

Step-3: Factors of 7536

List of positive integer factors of 7536 that divides 7536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 157, 314, 471, 628, 942, 1256, 1884, 2512, 3768

Step-4: Factors of 7551

List of positive integer factors of 7551 that divides 7536 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 839, 2517

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7536 and 7551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7536 and 7551 is 3.

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