What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3198 and 3217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3198 and 3217 is 1.

GCF(3198,3217) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3198 and 3217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3198 and 3217.

How to find the GCF of 3198 and 3217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3198 and 3217. After we will calculate the factors of 3198 and 3217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3198

Prime factors of 3198 are 2, 3, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 3198 in exponential form is:

3198 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3217

Prime factors of 3217 are 3217. Prime factorization of 3217 in exponential form is:

3217 = 3217¹

Step-3: Factors of 3198

List of positive integer factors of 3198 that divides 3198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 41, 78, 82, 123, 246, 533, 1066, 1599

Step-4: Factors of 3217

List of positive integer factors of 3217 that divides 3198 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3198 and 3217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3198 and 3217 is 1.

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