What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3485 and 3490?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3485 and 3490 is 5.

GCF(3485,3490) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3485 and 3490, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3485 and 3490.

How to find the GCF of 3485 and 3490?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3485 and 3490. After we will calculate the factors of 3485 and 3490 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3485

Prime factors of 3485 are 5, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 3485 in exponential form is:

3485 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3490

Prime factors of 3490 are 2, 5, 349. Prime factorization of 3490 in exponential form is:

3490 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 3485

List of positive integer factors of 3485 that divides 3485 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 41, 85, 205, 697

Step-4: Factors of 3490

List of positive integer factors of 3490 that divides 3485 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 349, 698, 1745

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3485 and 3490. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3485 and 3490 is 5.

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