What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3579 and 3599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3579 and 3599 is 1.

GCF(3579,3599) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3579 and 3599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3579 and 3599.

How to find the GCF of 3579 and 3599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3579 and 3599. After we will calculate the factors of 3579 and 3599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3579

Prime factors of 3579 are 3, 1193. Prime factorization of 3579 in exponential form is:

3579 = 3¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3599

Prime factors of 3599 are 59, 61. Prime factorization of 3599 in exponential form is:

3599 = 59¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 3579

List of positive integer factors of 3579 that divides 3579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1193

Step-4: Factors of 3599

List of positive integer factors of 3599 that divides 3579 without a remainder.

1, 59, 61

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3579 and 3599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3579 and 3599 is 1.

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