What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3557 and 3573?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3557 and 3573 is 1.

GCF(3557,3573) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3557 and 3573, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3557 and 3573.

How to find the GCF of 3557 and 3573?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3557 and 3573. After we will calculate the factors of 3557 and 3573 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3557

Prime factors of 3557 are 3557. Prime factorization of 3557 in exponential form is:

3557 = 3557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3573

Prime factors of 3573 are 3, 397. Prime factorization of 3573 in exponential form is:

3573 = 3² × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 3557

List of positive integer factors of 3557 that divides 3557 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3573

List of positive integer factors of 3573 that divides 3557 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 397, 1191

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3557 and 3573. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3557 and 3573 is 1.

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