What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3656 and 3670?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3656 and 3670 is 2.

GCF(3656,3670) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3656 and 3670, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3656 and 3670.

How to find the GCF of 3656 and 3670?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3656 and 3670. After we will calculate the factors of 3656 and 3670 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3656

Prime factors of 3656 are 2, 457. Prime factorization of 3656 in exponential form is:

3656 = 2³ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3670

Prime factors of 3670 are 2, 5, 367. Prime factorization of 3670 in exponential form is:

3670 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 3656

List of positive integer factors of 3656 that divides 3656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 457, 914, 1828

Step-4: Factors of 3670

List of positive integer factors of 3670 that divides 3656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 367, 734, 1835

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3656 and 3670. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3656 and 3670 is 2.

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