What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3471 and 3478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3471 and 3478 is 1.

GCF(3471,3478) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3471 and 3478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3471 and 3478.

How to find the GCF of 3471 and 3478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3471 and 3478. After we will calculate the factors of 3471 and 3478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3471

Prime factors of 3471 are 3, 13, 89. Prime factorization of 3471 in exponential form is:

3471 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3478

Prime factors of 3478 are 2, 37, 47. Prime factorization of 3478 in exponential form is:

3478 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 3471

List of positive integer factors of 3471 that divides 3471 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 89, 267, 1157

Step-4: Factors of 3478

List of positive integer factors of 3478 that divides 3471 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 47, 74, 94, 1739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3471 and 3478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3471 and 3478 is 1.

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