What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3572 and 3591?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3572 and 3591 is 19.

GCF(3572,3591) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3572 and 3591, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3572 and 3591.

How to find the GCF of 3572 and 3591?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3572 and 3591. After we will calculate the factors of 3572 and 3591 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 3591

Prime factors of 3591 are 3, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 3591 in exponential form is:

3591 = 3³ × 7¹ × 19¹

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 3591

List of positive integer factors of 3591 that divides 3572 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 19, 21, 27, 57, 63, 133, 171, 189, 399, 513, 1197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3572 and 3591. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3572 and 3591 is 19.

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