What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3519 and 3531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3519 and 3531 is 3.

GCF(3519,3531) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3519 and 3531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3519 and 3531.

How to find the GCF of 3519 and 3531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3519 and 3531. After we will calculate the factors of 3519 and 3531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3519

Prime factors of 3519 are 3, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 3519 in exponential form is:

3519 = 3² × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3531

Prime factors of 3531 are 3, 11, 107. Prime factorization of 3531 in exponential form is:

3531 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 3519

List of positive integer factors of 3519 that divides 3519 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 23, 51, 69, 153, 207, 391, 1173

Step-4: Factors of 3531

List of positive integer factors of 3531 that divides 3519 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 107, 321, 1177

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3519 and 3531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3519 and 3531 is 3.

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