What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3201 and 3218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3201 and 3218 is 1.

GCF(3201,3218) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3201 and 3218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3201 and 3218.

How to find the GCF of 3201 and 3218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3201 and 3218. After we will calculate the factors of 3201 and 3218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3201

Prime factors of 3201 are 3, 11, 97. Prime factorization of 3201 in exponential form is:

3201 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3218

Prime factors of 3218 are 2, 1609. Prime factorization of 3218 in exponential form is:

3218 = 2¹ × 1609¹

Step-3: Factors of 3201

List of positive integer factors of 3201 that divides 3201 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 97, 291, 1067

Step-4: Factors of 3218

List of positive integer factors of 3218 that divides 3201 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3201 and 3218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3201 and 3218 is 1.

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