What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3256 and 3266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3256 and 3266 is 2.

GCF(3256,3266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3256 and 3266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3256 and 3266.

How to find the GCF of 3256 and 3266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3256 and 3266. After we will calculate the factors of 3256 and 3266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3256

Prime factors of 3256 are 2, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 3256 in exponential form is:

3256 = 2³ × 11¹ × 37¹

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 3256

List of positive integer factors of 3256 that divides 3256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 37, 44, 74, 88, 148, 296, 407, 814, 1628

Step-4: Factors of 3266

List of positive integer factors of 3266 that divides 3256 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3256 and 3266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3256 and 3266 is 2.

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