What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3520 and 3530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3520 and 3530 is 10.

GCF(3520,3530) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3520 and 3530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3520 and 3530.

How to find the GCF of 3520 and 3530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3520 and 3530. After we will calculate the factors of 3520 and 3530 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3520

Prime factors of 3520 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 3520 in exponential form is:

3520 = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3530

Prime factors of 3530 are 2, 5, 353. Prime factorization of 3530 in exponential form is:

3530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 3520

List of positive integer factors of 3520 that divides 3520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, 32, 40, 44, 55, 64, 80, 88, 110, 160, 176, 220, 320, 352, 440, 704, 880, 1760

Step-4: Factors of 3530

List of positive integer factors of 3530 that divides 3520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 353, 706, 1765

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3520 and 3530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3520 and 3530 is 10.

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