What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3501 and 3517?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3501 and 3517 is 1.

GCF(3501,3517) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3501 and 3517, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3501 and 3517.

How to find the GCF of 3501 and 3517?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3501 and 3517. After we will calculate the factors of 3501 and 3517 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3501

Prime factors of 3501 are 3, 389. Prime factorization of 3501 in exponential form is:

3501 = 3² × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3517

Prime factors of 3517 are 3517. Prime factorization of 3517 in exponential form is:

3517 = 3517¹

Step-3: Factors of 3501

List of positive integer factors of 3501 that divides 3501 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 389, 1167

Step-4: Factors of 3517

List of positive integer factors of 3517 that divides 3501 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3501 and 3517. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3501 and 3517 is 1.

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