What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3531 and 3551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3531 and 3551 is 1.

GCF(3531,3551) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3531 and 3551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3531 and 3551.

How to find the GCF of 3531 and 3551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3531 and 3551. After we will calculate the factors of 3531 and 3551 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 3551

Prime factors of 3551 are 53, 67. Prime factorization of 3551 in exponential form is:

3551 = 53¹ × 67¹

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 3551

List of positive integer factors of 3551 that divides 3531 without a remainder.

1, 53, 67

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3531 and 3551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3531 and 3551 is 1.

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