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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3604 and 3620?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3604 and 3620 is 4.

GCF(3604,3620) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3604 and 3620, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3604 and 3620.

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How to find the GCF of 3604 and 3620?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3604 and 3620. After we will calculate the factors of 3604 and 3620 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3604

Prime factors of 3604 are 2, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 3604 in exponential form is:

3604 = 22 × 171 × 531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3620

Prime factors of 3620 are 2, 5, 181. Prime factorization of 3620 in exponential form is:

3620 = 22 × 51 × 1811

Step-3: Factors of 3604

List of positive integer factors of 3604 that divides 3604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 53, 68, 106, 212, 901, 1802

Step-4: Factors of 3620

List of positive integer factors of 3620 that divides 3604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 181, 362, 724, 905, 1810

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3604 and 3620. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3604 and 3620 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3604 and 3620