What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3558 and 3574?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3558 and 3574 is 2.

GCF(3558,3574) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3558 and 3574, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3558 and 3574.

How to find the GCF of 3558 and 3574?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3558 and 3574. After we will calculate the factors of 3558 and 3574 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3558

Prime factors of 3558 are 2, 3, 593. Prime factorization of 3558 in exponential form is:

3558 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3574

Prime factors of 3574 are 2, 1787. Prime factorization of 3574 in exponential form is:

3574 = 2¹ × 1787¹

Step-3: Factors of 3558

List of positive integer factors of 3558 that divides 3558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 593, 1186, 1779

Step-4: Factors of 3574

List of positive integer factors of 3574 that divides 3558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3558 and 3574. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3558 and 3574 is 2.

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