Greatest Common Factor of 216 and 3797
GCF(216, 3797) = 1, Greatest common factor of 216 and 3797 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 216 and 3797. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 216 and 3797 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 216 and 3797.
Prime Factorization of 216 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 and Prime Factorization of 3797 is 1, 3797.
- Factorize\( (216) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (3797) = \) \(1\times 3797\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(216, 3797) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 216 and 3797 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 216 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 108, 216
List of positive integers factors of 3797 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 3797
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 216 and 3797 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 216 and 3797 is 1.
\(GCF(216, 3797) = 1\).
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