What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3579 and 3586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3579 and 3586 is 1.

GCF(3579,3586) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3579 and 3586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3579 and 3586.

How to find the GCF of 3579 and 3586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3579 and 3586. After we will calculate the factors of 3579 and 3586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3579

Prime factors of 3579 are 3, 1193. Prime factorization of 3579 in exponential form is:

3579 = 3¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3586

Prime factors of 3586 are 2, 11, 163. Prime factorization of 3586 in exponential form is:

3586 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 3579

List of positive integer factors of 3579 that divides 3579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1193

Step-4: Factors of 3586

List of positive integer factors of 3586 that divides 3579 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 163, 326, 1793

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3579 and 3586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3579 and 3586 is 1.

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