What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3679 and 3692?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3679 and 3692 is 13.

GCF(3679,3692) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3679 and 3692, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3679 and 3692.

How to find the GCF of 3679 and 3692?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3679 and 3692. After we will calculate the factors of 3679 and 3692 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 3692

Prime factors of 3692 are 2, 13, 71. Prime factorization of 3692 in exponential form is:

3692 = 2² × 13¹ × 71¹

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 3692

List of positive integer factors of 3692 that divides 3679 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 71, 142, 284, 923, 1846

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3679 and 3692. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3679 and 3692 is 13.

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