What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3488 and 3497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3488 and 3497 is 1.

GCF(3488,3497) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3488 and 3497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3488 and 3497.

How to find the GCF of 3488 and 3497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3488 and 3497. After we will calculate the factors of 3488 and 3497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3488

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

3488 = 2⁵ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3497

Prime factors of 3497 are 13, 269. Prime factorization of 3497 in exponential form is:

3497 = 13¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 3488

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3497

List of positive integer factors of 3497 that divides 3488 without a remainder.

1, 13, 269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3488 and 3497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3488 and 3497 is 1.

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