What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3272 and 3286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3272 and 3286 is 2.

GCF(3272,3286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3272 and 3286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3272 and 3286.

How to find the GCF of 3272 and 3286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3272 and 3286. After we will calculate the factors of 3272 and 3286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3272

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

3272 = 2³ × 409¹

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 3272

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3286

List of positive integer factors of 3286 that divides 3272 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3272 and 3286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3272 and 3286 is 2.

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