What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3556 and 3566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3556 and 3566 is 2.

GCF(3556,3566) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3556 and 3566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3556 and 3566.

How to find the GCF of 3556 and 3566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3556 and 3566. After we will calculate the factors of 3556 and 3566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3556

Prime factors of 3556 are 2, 7, 127. Prime factorization of 3556 in exponential form is:

3556 = 2² × 7¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3566

Prime factors of 3566 are 2, 1783. Prime factorization of 3566 in exponential form is:

3566 = 2¹ × 1783¹

Step-3: Factors of 3556

List of positive integer factors of 3556 that divides 3556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 127, 254, 508, 889, 1778

Step-4: Factors of 3566

List of positive integer factors of 3566 that divides 3556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1783

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3556 and 3566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3556 and 3566 is 2.

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