What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3522 and 3527?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3522 and 3527 is 1.

GCF(3522,3527) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3522 and 3527, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3522 and 3527.

How to find the GCF of 3522 and 3527?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3522 and 3527. After we will calculate the factors of 3522 and 3527 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 3527

Prime factors of 3527 are 3527. Prime factorization of 3527 in exponential form is:

3527 = 3527¹

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 3527

List of positive integer factors of 3527 that divides 3522 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3522 and 3527. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3522 and 3527 is 1.

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