What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3222 and 3232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3222 and 3232 is 2.

GCF(3222,3232) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3222 and 3232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3222 and 3232.

How to find the GCF of 3222 and 3232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3222 and 3232. After we will calculate the factors of 3222 and 3232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3232

Prime factors of 3232 are 2, 101. Prime factorization of 3232 in exponential form is:

3232 = 2⁵ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 3222

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3232

List of positive integer factors of 3232 that divides 3222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 101, 202, 404, 808, 1616

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3222 and 3232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3222 and 3232 is 2.

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