What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3455 and 3462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3455 and 3462 is 1.

GCF(3455,3462) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3455 and 3462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3455 and 3462.

How to find the GCF of 3455 and 3462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3455 and 3462. After we will calculate the factors of 3455 and 3462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3455

Prime factors of 3455 are 5, 691. Prime factorization of 3455 in exponential form is:

3455 = 5¹ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3462

Prime factors of 3462 are 2, 3, 577. Prime factorization of 3462 in exponential form is:

3462 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 3455

List of positive integer factors of 3455 that divides 3455 without a remainder.

1, 5, 691

Step-4: Factors of 3462

List of positive integer factors of 3462 that divides 3455 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 577, 1154, 1731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3455 and 3462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3455 and 3462 is 1.

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