What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3402 and 3421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3402 and 3421 is 1.

GCF(3402,3421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3402 and 3421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3402 and 3421.

How to find the GCF of 3402 and 3421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3402 and 3421. After we will calculate the factors of 3402 and 3421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3402

Prime factors of 3402 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 3402 in exponential form is:

3402 = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3421

Prime factors of 3421 are 11, 311. Prime factorization of 3421 in exponential form is:

3421 = 11¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 3402

List of positive integer factors of 3402 that divides 3402 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 27, 42, 54, 63, 81, 126, 162, 189, 243, 378, 486, 567, 1134, 1701

Step-4: Factors of 3421

List of positive integer factors of 3421 that divides 3402 without a remainder.

1, 11, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3402 and 3421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3402 and 3421 is 1.

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