What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32856 and 32871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32856 and 32871 is 3.

GCF(32856,32871) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32856 and 32871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32856 and 32871.

How to find the GCF of 32856 and 32871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32856 and 32871. After we will calculate the factors of 32856 and 32871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32856

Prime factors of 32856 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 32856 in exponential form is:

32856 = 2³ × 3¹ × 37²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32871

Prime factors of 32871 are 3, 10957. Prime factorization of 32871 in exponential form is:

32871 = 3¹ × 10957¹

Step-3: Factors of 32856

List of positive integer factors of 32856 that divides 32856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 296, 444, 888, 1369, 2738, 4107, 5476, 8214, 10952, 16428

Step-4: Factors of 32871

List of positive integer factors of 32871 that divides 32856 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32856 and 32871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32856 and 32871 is 3.

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