What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3580 and 3584?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3580 and 3584 is 4.

GCF(3580,3584) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3580 and 3584, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3580 and 3584.

How to find the GCF of 3580 and 3584?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3580 and 3584. After we will calculate the factors of 3580 and 3584 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3580

Prime factors of 3580 are 2, 5, 179. Prime factorization of 3580 in exponential form is:

3580 = 2² × 5¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3584

Prime factors of 3584 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 3584 in exponential form is:

3584 = 2⁹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 3580

List of positive integer factors of 3580 that divides 3580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 179, 358, 716, 895, 1790

Step-4: Factors of 3584

List of positive integer factors of 3584 that divides 3580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 128, 224, 256, 448, 512, 896, 1792

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3580 and 3584. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3580 and 3584 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3580 and 3584