What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3606 and 3623?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3606 and 3623 is 1.

GCF(3606,3623) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3606 and 3623, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3606 and 3623.

How to find the GCF of 3606 and 3623?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3606 and 3623. After we will calculate the factors of 3606 and 3623 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3623

Prime factors of 3623 are 3623. Prime factorization of 3623 in exponential form is:

3623 = 3623¹

Step-3: Factors of 3606

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3623

List of positive integer factors of 3623 that divides 3606 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3606 and 3623. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3606 and 3623 is 1.

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