What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3338 and 3352?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3338 and 3352 is 2.

GCF(3338,3352) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3338 and 3352, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3338 and 3352.

How to find the GCF of 3338 and 3352?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3338 and 3352. After we will calculate the factors of 3338 and 3352 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3338

Prime factors of 3338 are 2, 1669. Prime factorization of 3338 in exponential form is:

3338 = 2¹ × 1669¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3352

Prime factors of 3352 are 2, 419. Prime factorization of 3352 in exponential form is:

3352 = 2³ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 3338

List of positive integer factors of 3338 that divides 3338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1669

Step-4: Factors of 3352

List of positive integer factors of 3352 that divides 3338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 419, 838, 1676

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3338 and 3352. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3338 and 3352 is 2.

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