What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33248 and 33261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33248 and 33261 is 1.

GCF(33248,33261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33248 and 33261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33248 and 33261.

How to find the GCF of 33248 and 33261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33248 and 33261. After we will calculate the factors of 33248 and 33261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33248

Prime factors of 33248 are 2, 1039. Prime factorization of 33248 in exponential form is:

33248 = 2⁵ × 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33261

Prime factors of 33261 are 3, 11087. Prime factorization of 33261 in exponential form is:

33261 = 3¹ × 11087¹

Step-3: Factors of 33248

List of positive integer factors of 33248 that divides 33248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1039, 2078, 4156, 8312, 16624

Step-4: Factors of 33261

List of positive integer factors of 33261 that divides 33248 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33248 and 33261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33248 and 33261 is 1.

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