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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3474 and 3488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3474 and 3488 is 2.

GCF(3474,3488) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3474 and 3488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3474 and 3488.

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How to find the GCF of 3474 and 3488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3474 and 3488. After we will calculate the factors of 3474 and 3488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3474

Prime factors of 3474 are 2, 3, 193. Prime factorization of 3474 in exponential form is:

3474 = 21 × 32 × 1931

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3488

Prime factors of 3488 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 3488 in exponential form is:

3488 = 25 × 1091

Step-3: Factors of 3474

List of positive integer factors of 3474 that divides 3474 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 193, 386, 579, 1158, 1737

Step-4: Factors of 3488

List of positive integer factors of 3488 that divides 3474 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 109, 218, 436, 872, 1744

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3474 and 3488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3474 and 3488 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3474 and 3488