What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3298 and 3305?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3298 and 3305 is 1.

GCF(3298,3305) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3298 and 3305, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3298 and 3305.

How to find the GCF of 3298 and 3305?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3298 and 3305. After we will calculate the factors of 3298 and 3305 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3298

Prime factors of 3298 are 2, 17, 97. Prime factorization of 3298 in exponential form is:

3298 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3305

Prime factors of 3305 are 5, 661. Prime factorization of 3305 in exponential form is:

3305 = 5¹ × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 3298

List of positive integer factors of 3298 that divides 3298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 97, 194, 1649

Step-4: Factors of 3305

List of positive integer factors of 3305 that divides 3298 without a remainder.

1, 5, 661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3298 and 3305. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3298 and 3305 is 1.

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