What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3414 and 3418?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3414 and 3418 is 2.

GCF(3414,3418) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3414 and 3418, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3414 and 3418.

How to find the GCF of 3414 and 3418?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3414 and 3418. After we will calculate the factors of 3414 and 3418 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3414

Prime factors of 3414 are 2, 3, 569. Prime factorization of 3414 in exponential form is:

3414 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3418

Prime factors of 3418 are 2, 1709. Prime factorization of 3418 in exponential form is:

3418 = 2¹ × 1709¹

Step-3: Factors of 3414

List of positive integer factors of 3414 that divides 3414 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 569, 1138, 1707

Step-4: Factors of 3418

List of positive integer factors of 3418 that divides 3414 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1709

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3414 and 3418. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3414 and 3418 is 2.

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