What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3606 and 3610?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3606 and 3610 is 2.

GCF(3606,3610) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3606 and 3610, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3606 and 3610.

How to find the GCF of 3606 and 3610?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3606 and 3610. After we will calculate the factors of 3606 and 3610 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3606

Prime factors of 3606 are 2, 3, 601. Prime factorization of 3606 in exponential form is:

3606 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3610

Prime factors of 3610 are 2, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 3610 in exponential form is:

3610 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 3606

List of positive integer factors of 3606 that divides 3606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803

Step-4: Factors of 3610

List of positive integer factors of 3610 that divides 3606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 38, 95, 190, 361, 722, 1805

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3606 and 3610. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3606 and 3610 is 2.

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