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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3594 and 3606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3594 and 3606 is 6.

GCF(3594,3606) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3594 and 3606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3594 and 3606.

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How to find the GCF of 3594 and 3606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3594 and 3606. After we will calculate the factors of 3594 and 3606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3594

Prime factors of 3594 are 2, 3, 599. Prime factorization of 3594 in exponential form is:

3594 = 21 × 31 × 5991

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3606

Prime factors of 3606 are 2, 3, 601. Prime factorization of 3606 in exponential form is:

3606 = 21 × 31 × 6011

Step-3: Factors of 3594

List of positive integer factors of 3594 that divides 3594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 599, 1198, 1797

Step-4: Factors of 3606

List of positive integer factors of 3606 that divides 3594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 601, 1202, 1803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3594 and 3606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3594 and 3606 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3594 and 3606