What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3276 and 3291?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3276 and 3291 is 3.

GCF(3276,3291) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3276 and 3291, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3276 and 3291.

How to find the GCF of 3276 and 3291?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3276 and 3291. After we will calculate the factors of 3276 and 3291 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3276

Prime factors of 3276 are 2, 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 3276 in exponential form is:

3276 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3291

Prime factors of 3291 are 3, 1097. Prime factorization of 3291 in exponential form is:

3291 = 3¹ × 1097¹

Step-3: Factors of 3276

List of positive integer factors of 3276 that divides 3276 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18, 21, 26, 28, 36, 39, 42, 52, 63, 78, 84, 91, 117, 126, 156, 182, 234, 252, 273, 364, 468, 546, 819, 1092, 1638

Step-4: Factors of 3291

List of positive integer factors of 3291 that divides 3276 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1097

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3276 and 3291. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3276 and 3291 is 3.

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