What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3221 and 3240?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3221 and 3240 is 1.

GCF(3221,3240) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3221 and 3240, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3221 and 3240.

How to find the GCF of 3221 and 3240?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3221 and 3240. After we will calculate the factors of 3221 and 3240 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3221

Prime factors of 3221 are 3221. Prime factorization of 3221 in exponential form is:

3221 = 3221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3240

Prime factors of 3240 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 3240 in exponential form is:

3240 = 2³ × 3⁴ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 3221

List of positive integer factors of 3221 that divides 3221 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3240

List of positive integer factors of 3240 that divides 3221 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 36, 40, 45, 54, 60, 72, 81, 90, 108, 120, 135, 162, 180, 216, 270, 324, 360, 405, 540, 648, 810, 1080, 1620

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3221 and 3240. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3221 and 3240 is 1.

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