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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3486 and 3494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3486 and 3494 is 2.

GCF(3486,3494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3486 and 3494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3486 and 3494.

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How to find the GCF of 3486 and 3494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3486 and 3494. After we will calculate the factors of 3486 and 3494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3494

Prime factors of 3494 are 2, 1747. Prime factorization of 3494 in exponential form is:

3494 = 21 × 17471

Step-3: Factors of 3486

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3494

List of positive integer factors of 3494 that divides 3486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3486 and 3494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3486 and 3494 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3486 and 3494