What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3218 and 3237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3218 and 3237 is 1.

GCF(3218,3237) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3218 and 3237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3218 and 3237.

How to find the GCF of 3218 and 3237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3218 and 3237. After we will calculate the factors of 3218 and 3237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3218

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

3218 = 2¹ × 1609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3237

Prime factors of 3237 are 3, 13, 83. Prime factorization of 3237 in exponential form is:

3237 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 3218

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

1, 2, 1609

Step-4: Factors of 3237

List of positive integer factors of 3237 that divides 3218 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 83, 249, 1079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3218 and 3237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3218 and 3237 is 1.

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