What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3248 and 3260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3248 and 3260 is 4.

GCF(3248,3260) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3248 and 3260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3248 and 3260.

How to find the GCF of 3248 and 3260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3248 and 3260. After we will calculate the factors of 3248 and 3260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3260

Prime factors of 3260 are 2, 5, 163. Prime factorization of 3260 in exponential form is:

3260 = 2² × 5¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 3248

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3260

List of positive integer factors of 3260 that divides 3248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 163, 326, 652, 815, 1630

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3248 and 3260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3248 and 3260 is 4.

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