What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3582 and 3601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3582 and 3601 is 1.

GCF(3582,3601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3582 and 3601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3582 and 3601.

How to find the GCF of 3582 and 3601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3582 and 3601. After we will calculate the factors of 3582 and 3601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3582

Prime factors of 3582 are 2, 3, 199. Prime factorization of 3582 in exponential form is:

3582 = 2¹ × 3² × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3601

Prime factors of 3601 are 13, 277. Prime factorization of 3601 in exponential form is:

3601 = 13¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 3582

List of positive integer factors of 3582 that divides 3582 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 199, 398, 597, 1194, 1791

Step-4: Factors of 3601

List of positive integer factors of 3601 that divides 3582 without a remainder.

1, 13, 277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3582 and 3601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3582 and 3601 is 1.

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