What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3208 and 3224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3208 and 3224 is 8.

GCF(3208,3224) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3208 and 3224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3208 and 3224.

How to find the GCF of 3208 and 3224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3208 and 3224. After we will calculate the factors of 3208 and 3224 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 3224

Prime factors of 3224 are 2, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 3224 in exponential form is:

3224 = 2³ × 13¹ × 31¹

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 3224

List of positive integer factors of 3224 that divides 3208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 31, 52, 62, 104, 124, 248, 403, 806, 1612

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3208 and 3224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3208 and 3224 is 8.

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