What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3457 and 3472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3457 and 3472 is 1.

GCF(3457,3472) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3457 and 3472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3457 and 3472.

How to find the GCF of 3457 and 3472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3457 and 3472. After we will calculate the factors of 3457 and 3472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3457

Prime factors of 3457 are 3457. Prime factorization of 3457 in exponential form is:

3457 = 3457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3472

Prime factors of 3472 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 3472 in exponential form is:

3472 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 3457

List of positive integer factors of 3457 that divides 3457 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3472

List of positive integer factors of 3472 that divides 3457 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 31, 56, 62, 112, 124, 217, 248, 434, 496, 868, 1736

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3457 and 3472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3457 and 3472 is 1.

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