What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3556 and 3571?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3556 and 3571 is 1.

GCF(3556,3571) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3556 and 3571, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3556 and 3571.

How to find the GCF of 3556 and 3571?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3556 and 3571. After we will calculate the factors of 3556 and 3571 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 3571

Prime factors of 3571 are 3571. Prime factorization of 3571 in exponential form is:

3571 = 3571¹

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 3571

List of positive integer factors of 3571 that divides 3556 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3556 and 3571. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3556 and 3571 is 1.

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