What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3491 and 3507?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3491 and 3507 is 1.

GCF(3491,3507) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3491 and 3507, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3491 and 3507.

How to find the GCF of 3491 and 3507?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3491 and 3507. After we will calculate the factors of 3491 and 3507 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3491

Prime factors of 3491 are 3491. Prime factorization of 3491 in exponential form is:

3491 = 3491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3507

Prime factors of 3507 are 3, 7, 167. Prime factorization of 3507 in exponential form is:

3507 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 3491

List of positive integer factors of 3491 that divides 3491 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3507

List of positive integer factors of 3507 that divides 3491 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 167, 501, 1169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3491 and 3507. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3491 and 3507 is 1.

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