What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3251 and 3266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3251 and 3266 is 1.

GCF(3251,3266) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3251 and 3266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3251 and 3266.

How to find the GCF of 3251 and 3266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3251 and 3266. After we will calculate the factors of 3251 and 3266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3251

Prime factors of 3251 are 3251. Prime factorization of 3251 in exponential form is:

3251 = 3251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3266

Prime factors of 3266 are 2, 23, 71. Prime factorization of 3266 in exponential form is:

3266 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 3251

List of positive integer factors of 3251 that divides 3251 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3266

List of positive integer factors of 3266 that divides 3251 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 71, 142, 1633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3251 and 3266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3251 and 3266 is 1.

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