What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3401 and 3420?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3401 and 3420 is 19.

GCF(3401,3420) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3401 and 3420, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3401 and 3420.

How to find the GCF of 3401 and 3420?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3401 and 3420. After we will calculate the factors of 3401 and 3420 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3401

Prime factors of 3401 are 19, 179. Prime factorization of 3401 in exponential form is:

3401 = 19¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3420

Prime factors of 3420 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 3420 in exponential form is:

3420 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 3401

List of positive integer factors of 3401 that divides 3401 without a remainder.

1, 19, 179

Step-4: Factors of 3420

List of positive integer factors of 3420 that divides 3401 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, 30, 36, 38, 45, 57, 60, 76, 90, 95, 114, 171, 180, 190, 228, 285, 342, 380, 570, 684, 855, 1140, 1710

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3401 and 3420. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3401 and 3420 is 19.

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