What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3679 and 3687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3679 and 3687 is 1.

GCF(3679,3687) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3679 and 3687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3679 and 3687.

How to find the GCF of 3679 and 3687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3679 and 3687. After we will calculate the factors of 3679 and 3687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3679

Prime factors of 3679 are 13, 283. Prime factorization of 3679 in exponential form is:

3679 = 13¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3687

Prime factors of 3687 are 3, 1229. Prime factorization of 3687 in exponential form is:

3687 = 3¹ × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 3679

List of positive integer factors of 3679 that divides 3679 without a remainder.

1, 13, 283

Step-4: Factors of 3687

List of positive integer factors of 3687 that divides 3679 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3679 and 3687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3679 and 3687 is 1.

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