What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3473 and 3486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3473 and 3486 is 1.

GCF(3473,3486) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3473 and 3486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3473 and 3486.

How to find the GCF of 3473 and 3486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3473 and 3486. After we will calculate the factors of 3473 and 3486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3473

Prime factors of 3473 are 23, 151. Prime factorization of 3473 in exponential form is:

3473 = 23¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3486

Prime factors of 3486 are 2, 3, 7, 83. Prime factorization of 3486 in exponential form is:

3486 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 3473

List of positive integer factors of 3473 that divides 3473 without a remainder.

1, 23, 151

Step-4: Factors of 3486

List of positive integer factors of 3486 that divides 3473 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 83, 166, 249, 498, 581, 1162, 1743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3473 and 3486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3473 and 3486 is 1.

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