What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3426 and 3442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3426 and 3442 is 2.

GCF(3426,3442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3426 and 3442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3426 and 3442.

How to find the GCF of 3426 and 3442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3426 and 3442. After we will calculate the factors of 3426 and 3442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3426

Prime factors of 3426 are 2, 3, 571. Prime factorization of 3426 in exponential form is:

3426 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3442

Prime factors of 3442 are 2, 1721. Prime factorization of 3442 in exponential form is:

3442 = 2¹ × 1721¹

Step-3: Factors of 3426

List of positive integer factors of 3426 that divides 3426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 571, 1142, 1713

Step-4: Factors of 3442

List of positive integer factors of 3442 that divides 3426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3426 and 3442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3426 and 3442 is 2.

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