What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36591 and 36609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36591 and 36609 is 3.

GCF(36591,36609) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36591 and 36609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36591 and 36609.

How to find the GCF of 36591 and 36609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36591 and 36609. After we will calculate the factors of 36591 and 36609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36591

Prime factors of 36591 are 3, 12197. Prime factorization of 36591 in exponential form is:

36591 = 3¹ × 12197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36609

Prime factors of 36609 are 3, 12203. Prime factorization of 36609 in exponential form is:

36609 = 3¹ × 12203¹

Step-3: Factors of 36591

List of positive integer factors of 36591 that divides 36591 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12197

Step-4: Factors of 36609

List of positive integer factors of 36609 that divides 36591 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36591 and 36609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36591 and 36609 is 3.

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