What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3230 and 3248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3230 and 3248 is 2.

GCF(3230,3248) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3230 and 3248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3230 and 3248.

How to find the GCF of 3230 and 3248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3230 and 3248. After we will calculate the factors of 3230 and 3248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3248

Prime factors of 3248 are 2, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 3248 in exponential form is:

3248 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 3230

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3248

List of positive integer factors of 3248 that divides 3230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 29, 56, 58, 112, 116, 203, 232, 406, 464, 812, 1624

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3230 and 3248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3230 and 3248 is 2.

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