What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3270 and 3279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3270 and 3279 is 3.

GCF(3270,3279) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3270 and 3279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3270 and 3279.

How to find the GCF of 3270 and 3279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3270 and 3279. After we will calculate the factors of 3270 and 3279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3270

Prime factors of 3270 are 2, 3, 5, 109. Prime factorization of 3270 in exponential form is:

3270 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3279

Prime factors of 3279 are 3, 1093. Prime factorization of 3279 in exponential form is:

3279 = 3¹ × 1093¹

Step-3: Factors of 3270

List of positive integer factors of 3270 that divides 3270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 109, 218, 327, 545, 654, 1090, 1635

Step-4: Factors of 3279

List of positive integer factors of 3279 that divides 3270 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3270 and 3279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3270 and 3279 is 3.

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