What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3611 and 3617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3611 and 3617 is 1.

GCF(3611,3617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3611 and 3617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3611 and 3617.

How to find the GCF of 3611 and 3617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3611 and 3617. After we will calculate the factors of 3611 and 3617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3611

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

3611 = 23¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3617

Prime factors of 3617 are 3617. Prime factorization of 3617 in exponential form is:

3617 = 3617¹

Step-3: Factors of 3611

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

1, 23, 157

Step-4: Factors of 3617

List of positive integer factors of 3617 that divides 3611 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3611 and 3617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3611 and 3617 is 1.

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