What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3246 and 3254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3246 and 3254 is 2.

GCF(3246,3254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3246 and 3254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3246 and 3254.

How to find the GCF of 3246 and 3254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3246 and 3254. After we will calculate the factors of 3246 and 3254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3254

Prime factors of 3254 are 2, 1627. Prime factorization of 3254 in exponential form is:

3254 = 2¹ × 1627¹

Step-3: Factors of 3246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3254

List of positive integer factors of 3254 that divides 3246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3246 and 3254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3246 and 3254 is 2.

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