What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3532 and 3548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3532 and 3548 is 4.

GCF(3532,3548) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3532 and 3548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3532 and 3548.

How to find the GCF of 3532 and 3548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3532 and 3548. After we will calculate the factors of 3532 and 3548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3532

Prime factors of 3532 are 2, 883. Prime factorization of 3532 in exponential form is:

3532 = 2² × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3548

Prime factors of 3548 are 2, 887. Prime factorization of 3548 in exponential form is:

3548 = 2² × 887¹

Step-3: Factors of 3532

List of positive integer factors of 3532 that divides 3532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 883, 1766

Step-4: Factors of 3548

List of positive integer factors of 3548 that divides 3532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 887, 1774

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3532 and 3548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3532 and 3548 is 4.

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