What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7542 and 7557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7542 and 7557 is 3.

GCF(7542,7557) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7542 and 7557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7542 and 7557.

How to find the GCF of 7542 and 7557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7542 and 7557. After we will calculate the factors of 7542 and 7557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7542

Prime factors of 7542 are 2, 3, 419. Prime factorization of 7542 in exponential form is:

7542 = 2¹ × 3² × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7557

Prime factors of 7557 are 3, 11, 229. Prime factorization of 7557 in exponential form is:

7557 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 7542

List of positive integer factors of 7542 that divides 7542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 419, 838, 1257, 2514, 3771

Step-4: Factors of 7557

List of positive integer factors of 7557 that divides 7542 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 229, 687, 2519

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7542 and 7557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7542 and 7557 is 3.

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