What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3650 and 3662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3650 and 3662 is 2.

GCF(3650,3662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3650 and 3662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3650 and 3662.

How to find the GCF of 3650 and 3662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3650 and 3662. After we will calculate the factors of 3650 and 3662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3650

Prime factors of 3650 are 2, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 3650 in exponential form is:

3650 = 2¹ × 5² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3662

Prime factors of 3662 are 2, 1831. Prime factorization of 3662 in exponential form is:

3662 = 2¹ × 1831¹

Step-3: Factors of 3650

List of positive integer factors of 3650 that divides 3650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 73, 146, 365, 730, 1825

Step-4: Factors of 3662

List of positive integer factors of 3662 that divides 3650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3650 and 3662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3650 and 3662 is 2.

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