What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7716 and 7731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7716 and 7731 is 3.

GCF(7716,7731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7716 and 7731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7716 and 7731.

How to find the GCF of 7716 and 7731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7716 and 7731. After we will calculate the factors of 7716 and 7731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7716

Prime factors of 7716 are 2, 3, 643. Prime factorization of 7716 in exponential form is:

7716 = 2² × 3¹ × 643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7731

Prime factors of 7731 are 3, 859. Prime factorization of 7731 in exponential form is:

7731 = 3² × 859¹

Step-3: Factors of 7716

List of positive integer factors of 7716 that divides 7716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 643, 1286, 1929, 2572, 3858

Step-4: Factors of 7731

List of positive integer factors of 7731 that divides 7716 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 859, 2577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7716 and 7731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7716 and 7731 is 3.

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