What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7662 and 7677?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7662 and 7677 is 3.

GCF(7662,7677) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7662 and 7677, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7662 and 7677.

How to find the GCF of 7662 and 7677?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7662 and 7677. After we will calculate the factors of 7662 and 7677 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7662

Prime factors of 7662 are 2, 3, 1277. Prime factorization of 7662 in exponential form is:

7662 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7677

Prime factors of 7677 are 3, 853. Prime factorization of 7677 in exponential form is:

7677 = 3² × 853¹

Step-3: Factors of 7662

List of positive integer factors of 7662 that divides 7662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1277, 2554, 3831

Step-4: Factors of 7677

List of positive integer factors of 7677 that divides 7662 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 853, 2559

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7662 and 7677. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7662 and 7677 is 3.

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