What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3531 and 3547?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3531 and 3547 is 1.

GCF(3531,3547) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3531 and 3547, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3531 and 3547.

How to find the GCF of 3531 and 3547?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3531 and 3547. After we will calculate the factors of 3531 and 3547 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3547

Prime factors of 3547 are 3547. Prime factorization of 3547 in exponential form is:

3547 = 3547¹

Step-3: Factors of 3531

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3547

List of positive integer factors of 3547 that divides 3531 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3531 and 3547. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3531 and 3547 is 1.

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