What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3657 and 3664?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3657 and 3664 is 1.

GCF(3657,3664) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3657 and 3664, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3657 and 3664.

How to find the GCF of 3657 and 3664?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3657 and 3664. After we will calculate the factors of 3657 and 3664 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3657

Prime factors of 3657 are 3, 23, 53. Prime factorization of 3657 in exponential form is:

3657 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3664

Prime factors of 3664 are 2, 229. Prime factorization of 3664 in exponential form is:

3664 = 2⁴ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 3657

List of positive integer factors of 3657 that divides 3657 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 53, 69, 159, 1219

Step-4: Factors of 3664

List of positive integer factors of 3664 that divides 3657 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 229, 458, 916, 1832

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3657 and 3664. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3657 and 3664 is 1.

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