What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3472 and 3477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3472 and 3477 is 1.

GCF(3472,3477) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3472 and 3477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3472 and 3477.

How to find the GCF of 3472 and 3477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3472 and 3477. After we will calculate the factors of 3472 and 3477 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3477

Prime factors of 3477 are 3, 19, 61. Prime factorization of 3477 in exponential form is:

3477 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 3472

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3477

List of positive integer factors of 3477 that divides 3472 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 61, 183, 1159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3472 and 3477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3472 and 3477 is 1.

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