What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3486 and 3496?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3486 and 3496 is 2.

GCF(3486,3496) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3486 and 3496, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3486 and 3496.

How to find the GCF of 3486 and 3496?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3486 and 3496. After we will calculate the factors of 3486 and 3496 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 3496

Prime factors of 3496 are 2, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 3496 in exponential form is:

3496 = 2³ × 19¹ × 23¹

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 3496

List of positive integer factors of 3496 that divides 3486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 23, 38, 46, 76, 92, 152, 184, 437, 874, 1748

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3486 and 3496. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3486 and 3496 is 2.

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