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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3420 and 3436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3420 and 3436 is 4.

GCF(3420,3436) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3420 and 3436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3420 and 3436.

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How to find the GCF of 3420 and 3436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3420 and 3436. After we will calculate the factors of 3420 and 3436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3436

Prime factors of 3436 are 2, 859. Prime factorization of 3436 in exponential form is:

3436 = 22 × 8591

Step-3: Factors of 3420

List of positive integer factors of 3420 that divides 3420 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

Step-4: Factors of 3436

List of positive integer factors of 3436 that divides 3420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 859, 1718

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3420 and 3436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3420 and 3436 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3420 and 3436