What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3666 and 3682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3666 and 3682 is 2.

GCF(3666,3682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3666 and 3682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3666 and 3682.

How to find the GCF of 3666 and 3682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3666 and 3682. After we will calculate the factors of 3666 and 3682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3666

Prime factors of 3666 are 2, 3, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 3666 in exponential form is:

3666 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3682

Prime factors of 3682 are 2, 7, 263. Prime factorization of 3682 in exponential form is:

3682 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 3666

List of positive integer factors of 3666 that divides 3666 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 47, 78, 94, 141, 282, 611, 1222, 1833

Step-4: Factors of 3682

List of positive integer factors of 3682 that divides 3666 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 263, 526, 1841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3666 and 3682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3666 and 3682 is 2.

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