What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3597 and 3609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3597 and 3609 is 3.

GCF(3597,3609) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3597 and 3609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3597 and 3609.

How to find the GCF of 3597 and 3609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3597 and 3609. After we will calculate the factors of 3597 and 3609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3597

Prime factors of 3597 are 3, 11, 109. Prime factorization of 3597 in exponential form is:

3597 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3609

Prime factors of 3609 are 3, 401. Prime factorization of 3609 in exponential form is:

3609 = 3² × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 3597

List of positive integer factors of 3597 that divides 3597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 109, 327, 1199

Step-4: Factors of 3609

List of positive integer factors of 3609 that divides 3597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 401, 1203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3597 and 3609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3597 and 3609 is 3.

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