What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3492 and 3498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3492 and 3498 is 6.

GCF(3492,3498) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3492 and 3498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3492 and 3498.

How to find the GCF of 3492 and 3498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3492 and 3498. After we will calculate the factors of 3492 and 3498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3492

Prime factors of 3492 are 2, 3, 97. Prime factorization of 3492 in exponential form is:

3492 = 2² × 3² × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3498

Prime factors of 3498 are 2, 3, 11, 53. Prime factorization of 3498 in exponential form is:

3498 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 3492

List of positive integer factors of 3492 that divides 3492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 97, 194, 291, 388, 582, 873, 1164, 1746

Step-4: Factors of 3498

List of positive integer factors of 3498 that divides 3492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 53, 66, 106, 159, 318, 583, 1166, 1749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3492 and 3498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3492 and 3498 is 6.

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