What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7611 and 7617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7611 and 7617 is 3.

GCF(7611,7617) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7611 and 7617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7611 and 7617.

How to find the GCF of 7611 and 7617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7611 and 7617. After we will calculate the factors of 7611 and 7617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7611

Prime factors of 7611 are 3, 43, 59. Prime factorization of 7611 in exponential form is:

7611 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7617

Prime factors of 7617 are 3, 2539. Prime factorization of 7617 in exponential form is:

7617 = 3¹ × 2539¹

Step-3: Factors of 7611

List of positive integer factors of 7611 that divides 7611 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 59, 129, 177, 2537

Step-4: Factors of 7617

List of positive integer factors of 7617 that divides 7611 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2539

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7611 and 7617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7611 and 7617 is 3.

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