What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3572 and 3578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3572 and 3578 is 2.

GCF(3572,3578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3572 and 3578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3572 and 3578.

How to find the GCF of 3572 and 3578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3572 and 3578. After we will calculate the factors of 3572 and 3578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3572

Prime factors of 3572 are 2, 19, 47. Prime factorization of 3572 in exponential form is:

3572 = 2² × 19¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3578

Prime factors of 3578 are 2, 1789. Prime factorization of 3578 in exponential form is:

3578 = 2¹ × 1789¹

Step-3: Factors of 3572

List of positive integer factors of 3572 that divides 3572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 47, 76, 94, 188, 893, 1786

Step-4: Factors of 3578

List of positive integer factors of 3578 that divides 3572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3572 and 3578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3572 and 3578 is 2.

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