What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3546 and 3562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3546 and 3562 is 2.

GCF(3546,3562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3546 and 3562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3546 and 3562.

How to find the GCF of 3546 and 3562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3546 and 3562. After we will calculate the factors of 3546 and 3562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3546

Prime factors of 3546 are 2, 3, 197. Prime factorization of 3546 in exponential form is:

3546 = 2¹ × 3² × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3562

Prime factors of 3562 are 2, 13, 137. Prime factorization of 3562 in exponential form is:

3562 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 3546

List of positive integer factors of 3546 that divides 3546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 197, 394, 591, 1182, 1773

Step-4: Factors of 3562

List of positive integer factors of 3562 that divides 3546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 137, 274, 1781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3546 and 3562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3546 and 3562 is 2.

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