What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3188 and 3208?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3188 and 3208 is 4.

GCF(3188,3208) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3188 and 3208, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3188 and 3208.

How to find the GCF of 3188 and 3208?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3188 and 3208. After we will calculate the factors of 3188 and 3208 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3188

Prime factors of 3188 are 2, 797. Prime factorization of 3188 in exponential form is:

3188 = 2² × 797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3208

Prime factors of 3208 are 2, 401. Prime factorization of 3208 in exponential form is:

3208 = 2³ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 3188

List of positive integer factors of 3188 that divides 3188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 797, 1594

Step-4: Factors of 3208

List of positive integer factors of 3208 that divides 3188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 401, 802, 1604

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3188 and 3208. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3188 and 3208 is 4.

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