What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3208 and 3222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3208 and 3222 is 2.

GCF(3208,3222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3208 and 3222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3208 and 3222.

How to find the GCF of 3208 and 3222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3208 and 3222. After we will calculate the factors of 3208 and 3222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3208

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

3208 = 2³ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3222

Prime factors of 3222 are 2, 3, 179. Prime factorization of 3222 in exponential form is:

3222 = 2¹ × 3² × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 3208

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3222

List of positive integer factors of 3222 that divides 3208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 179, 358, 537, 1074, 1611

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3208 and 3222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3208 and 3222 is 2.

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