What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3212 and 3226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3212 and 3226 is 2.

GCF(3212,3226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3212 and 3226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3212 and 3226.

How to find the GCF of 3212 and 3226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3212 and 3226. After we will calculate the factors of 3212 and 3226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3212

Prime factors of 3212 are 2, 11, 73. Prime factorization of 3212 in exponential form is:

3212 = 2² × 11¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3226

Prime factors of 3226 are 2, 1613. Prime factorization of 3226 in exponential form is:

3226 = 2¹ × 1613¹

Step-3: Factors of 3212

List of positive integer factors of 3212 that divides 3212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 73, 146, 292, 803, 1606

Step-4: Factors of 3226

List of positive integer factors of 3226 that divides 3212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3212 and 3226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3212 and 3226 is 2.

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