What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3609 and 3613?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3609 and 3613 is 1.

GCF(3609,3613) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3609 and 3613, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3609 and 3613.

How to find the GCF of 3609 and 3613?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3609 and 3613. After we will calculate the factors of 3609 and 3613 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3609

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

3609 = 3² × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3613

Prime factors of 3613 are 3613. Prime factorization of 3613 in exponential form is:

3613 = 3613¹

Step-3: Factors of 3609

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

1, 3, 9, 401, 1203

Step-4: Factors of 3613

List of positive integer factors of 3613 that divides 3609 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3609 and 3613. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3609 and 3613 is 1.

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