What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3598 and 3607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3598 and 3607 is 1.

GCF(3598,3607) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3598 and 3607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3598 and 3607.

How to find the GCF of 3598 and 3607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3598 and 3607. After we will calculate the factors of 3598 and 3607 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3598

Prime factors of 3598 are 2, 7, 257. Prime factorization of 3598 in exponential form is:

3598 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3607

Prime factors of 3607 are 3607. Prime factorization of 3607 in exponential form is:

3607 = 3607¹

Step-3: Factors of 3598

List of positive integer factors of 3598 that divides 3598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 257, 514, 1799

Step-4: Factors of 3607

List of positive integer factors of 3607 that divides 3598 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3598 and 3607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3598 and 3607 is 1.

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