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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3602 and 3618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3602 and 3618 is 2.

GCF(3602,3618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3602 and 3618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3602 and 3618.

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How to find the GCF of 3602 and 3618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3602 and 3618. After we will calculate the factors of 3602 and 3618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3602

Prime factors of 3602 are 2, 1801. Prime factorization of 3602 in exponential form is:

3602 = 21 × 18011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3618

Prime factors of 3618 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 3618 in exponential form is:

3618 = 21 × 33 × 671

Step-3: Factors of 3602

List of positive integer factors of 3602 that divides 3602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1801

Step-4: Factors of 3618

List of positive integer factors of 3618 that divides 3602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 67, 134, 201, 402, 603, 1206, 1809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3602 and 3618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3602 and 3618 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3602 and 3618