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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3638 and 3652?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3638 and 3652 is 2.

GCF(3638,3652) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3638 and 3652, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3638 and 3652.

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How to find the GCF of 3638 and 3652?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3638 and 3652. After we will calculate the factors of 3638 and 3652 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3638

Prime factors of 3638 are 2, 17, 107. Prime factorization of 3638 in exponential form is:

3638 = 21 × 171 × 1071

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3652

Prime factors of 3652 are 2, 11, 83. Prime factorization of 3652 in exponential form is:

3652 = 22 × 111 × 831

Step-3: Factors of 3638

List of positive integer factors of 3638 that divides 3638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 107, 214, 1819

Step-4: Factors of 3652

List of positive integer factors of 3652 that divides 3638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 83, 166, 332, 913, 1826

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3638 and 3652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3638 and 3652 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3638 and 3652