What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3522 and 3526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3522 and 3526 is 2.

GCF(3522,3526) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3522 and 3526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3522 and 3526.

How to find the GCF of 3522 and 3526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3522 and 3526. After we will calculate the factors of 3522 and 3526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3522

Prime factors of 3522 are 2, 3, 587. Prime factorization of 3522 in exponential form is:

3522 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3526

Prime factors of 3526 are 2, 41, 43. Prime factorization of 3526 in exponential form is:

3526 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 3522

List of positive integer factors of 3522 that divides 3522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 587, 1174, 1761

Step-4: Factors of 3526

List of positive integer factors of 3526 that divides 3522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 43, 82, 86, 1763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3522 and 3526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3522 and 3526 is 2.

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