What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3578 and 3592?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3578 and 3592 is 2.

GCF(3578,3592) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3578 and 3592, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3578 and 3592.

How to find the GCF of 3578 and 3592?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3578 and 3592. After we will calculate the factors of 3578 and 3592 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3578

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

3578 = 2¹ × 1789¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3592

Prime factors of 3592 are 2, 449. Prime factorization of 3592 in exponential form is:

3592 = 2³ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 3578

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

1, 2, 1789

Step-4: Factors of 3592

List of positive integer factors of 3592 that divides 3578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 449, 898, 1796

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3578 and 3592. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3578 and 3592 is 2.

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