What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3548 and 3561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3548 and 3561 is 1.

GCF(3548,3561) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3548 and 3561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3548 and 3561.

How to find the GCF of 3548 and 3561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3548 and 3561. After we will calculate the factors of 3548 and 3561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3548

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

3548 = 2² × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3561

Prime factors of 3561 are 3, 1187. Prime factorization of 3561 in exponential form is:

3561 = 3¹ × 1187¹

Step-3: Factors of 3548

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

1, 2, 4, 887, 1774

Step-4: Factors of 3561

List of positive integer factors of 3561 that divides 3548 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3548 and 3561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3548 and 3561 is 1.

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