What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3268 and 3286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3268 and 3286 is 2.

GCF(3268,3286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3268 and 3286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3268 and 3286.

How to find the GCF of 3268 and 3286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3268 and 3286. After we will calculate the factors of 3268 and 3286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3286

Prime factors of 3286 are 2, 31, 53. Prime factorization of 3286 in exponential form is:

3286 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 3268

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3286

List of positive integer factors of 3286 that divides 3268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 53, 62, 106, 1643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3268 and 3286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3268 and 3286 is 2.

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