What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3460 and 3470?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3460 and 3470 is 10.

GCF(3460,3470) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3460 and 3470, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3460 and 3470.

How to find the GCF of 3460 and 3470?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3460 and 3470. After we will calculate the factors of 3460 and 3470 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3460

Prime factors of 3460 are 2, 5, 173. Prime factorization of 3460 in exponential form is:

3460 = 2² × 5¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3470

Prime factors of 3470 are 2, 5, 347. Prime factorization of 3470 in exponential form is:

3470 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 3460

List of positive integer factors of 3460 that divides 3460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 173, 346, 692, 865, 1730

Step-4: Factors of 3470

List of positive integer factors of 3470 that divides 3460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 347, 694, 1735

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3460 and 3470. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3460 and 3470 is 10.

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