What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3238 and 3246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3238 and 3246 is 2.

GCF(3238,3246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3238 and 3246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3238 and 3246.

How to find the GCF of 3238 and 3246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3238 and 3246. After we will calculate the factors of 3238 and 3246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3238

Prime factors of 3238 are 2, 1619. Prime factorization of 3238 in exponential form is:

3238 = 2¹ × 1619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3246

Prime factors of 3246 are 2, 3, 541. Prime factorization of 3246 in exponential form is:

3246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 3238

List of positive integer factors of 3238 that divides 3238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1619

Step-4: Factors of 3246

List of positive integer factors of 3246 that divides 3238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 541, 1082, 1623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3238 and 3246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3238 and 3246 is 2.

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