What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3297 and 3311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3297 and 3311 is 7.

GCF(3297,3311) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3297 and 3311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3297 and 3311.

How to find the GCF of 3297 and 3311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3297 and 3311. After we will calculate the factors of 3297 and 3311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3297

Prime factors of 3297 are 3, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 3297 in exponential form is:

3297 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3311

Prime factors of 3311 are 7, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 3311 in exponential form is:

3311 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 3297

List of positive integer factors of 3297 that divides 3297 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 157, 471, 1099

Step-4: Factors of 3311

List of positive integer factors of 3311 that divides 3297 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 43, 77, 301, 473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3297 and 3311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3297 and 3311 is 7.

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