What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3568 and 3585?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3568 and 3585 is 1.

GCF(3568,3585) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3568 and 3585, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3568 and 3585.

How to find the GCF of 3568 and 3585?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3568 and 3585. After we will calculate the factors of 3568 and 3585 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3568

Prime factors of 3568 are 2, 223. Prime factorization of 3568 in exponential form is:

3568 = 2⁴ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3585

Prime factors of 3585 are 3, 5, 239. Prime factorization of 3585 in exponential form is:

3585 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 3568

List of positive integer factors of 3568 that divides 3568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 223, 446, 892, 1784

Step-4: Factors of 3585

List of positive integer factors of 3585 that divides 3568 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 239, 717, 1195

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3568 and 3585. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3568 and 3585 is 1.

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