What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3257 and 3272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3257 and 3272 is 1.

GCF(3257,3272) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3257 and 3272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3257 and 3272.

How to find the GCF of 3257 and 3272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3257 and 3272. After we will calculate the factors of 3257 and 3272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3257

Prime factors of 3257 are 3257. Prime factorization of 3257 in exponential form is:

3257 = 3257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3272

Prime factors of 3272 are 2, 409. Prime factorization of 3272 in exponential form is:

3272 = 2³ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 3257

List of positive integer factors of 3257 that divides 3257 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3272

List of positive integer factors of 3272 that divides 3257 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 409, 818, 1636

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3257 and 3272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3257 and 3272 is 1.

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