What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3196 and 3203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3196 and 3203 is 1.

GCF(3196,3203) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3196 and 3203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3196 and 3203.

How to find the GCF of 3196 and 3203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3196 and 3203. After we will calculate the factors of 3196 and 3203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3196

Prime factors of 3196 are 2, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 3196 in exponential form is:

3196 = 2² × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3203

Prime factors of 3203 are 3203. Prime factorization of 3203 in exponential form is:

3203 = 3203¹

Step-3: Factors of 3196

List of positive integer factors of 3196 that divides 3196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 47, 68, 94, 188, 799, 1598

Step-4: Factors of 3203

List of positive integer factors of 3203 that divides 3196 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3196 and 3203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3196 and 3203 is 1.

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