What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3591 and 3611?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3591 and 3611 is 1.

GCF(3591,3611) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3591 and 3611, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3591 and 3611.

How to find the GCF of 3591 and 3611?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3591 and 3611. After we will calculate the factors of 3591 and 3611 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3611

Prime factors of 3611 are 23, 157. Prime factorization of 3611 in exponential form is:

3611 = 23¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 3591

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3611

List of positive integer factors of 3611 that divides 3591 without a remainder.

1, 23, 157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3591 and 3611. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3591 and 3611 is 1.

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