What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3225 and 3230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3225 and 3230 is 5.

GCF(3225,3230) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3225 and 3230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3225 and 3230.

How to find the GCF of 3225 and 3230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3225 and 3230. After we will calculate the factors of 3225 and 3230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3225

Prime factors of 3225 are 3, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 3225 in exponential form is:

3225 = 3¹ × 5² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3230

Prime factors of 3230 are 2, 5, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 3230 in exponential form is:

3230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 3225

List of positive integer factors of 3225 that divides 3225 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 43, 75, 129, 215, 645, 1075

Step-4: Factors of 3230

List of positive integer factors of 3230 that divides 3225 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 19, 34, 38, 85, 95, 170, 190, 323, 646, 1615

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3225 and 3230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3225 and 3230 is 5.

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