What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3262 and 3268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3262 and 3268 is 2.

GCF(3262,3268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3262 and 3268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3262 and 3268.

How to find the GCF of 3262 and 3268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3262 and 3268. After we will calculate the factors of 3262 and 3268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3262

Prime factors of 3262 are 2, 7, 233. Prime factorization of 3262 in exponential form is:

3262 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3268

Prime factors of 3268 are 2, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 3268 in exponential form is:

3268 = 2² × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 3262

List of positive integer factors of 3262 that divides 3262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 233, 466, 1631

Step-4: Factors of 3268

List of positive integer factors of 3268 that divides 3262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 43, 76, 86, 172, 817, 1634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3262 and 3268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3262 and 3268 is 2.

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