What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3552 and 3559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3552 and 3559 is 1.

GCF(3552,3559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3552 and 3559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3552 and 3559.

How to find the GCF of 3552 and 3559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3552 and 3559. After we will calculate the factors of 3552 and 3559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3552

Prime factors of 3552 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 3552 in exponential form is:

3552 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3559

Prime factors of 3559 are 3559. Prime factorization of 3559 in exponential form is:

3559 = 3559¹

Step-3: Factors of 3552

List of positive integer factors of 3552 that divides 3552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 37, 48, 74, 96, 111, 148, 222, 296, 444, 592, 888, 1184, 1776

Step-4: Factors of 3559

List of positive integer factors of 3559 that divides 3552 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3552 and 3559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3552 and 3559 is 1.

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