What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3362 and 3376?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3362 and 3376 is 2.

GCF(3362,3376) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3362 and 3376, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3362 and 3376.

How to find the GCF of 3362 and 3376?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3362 and 3376. After we will calculate the factors of 3362 and 3376 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3362

Prime factors of 3362 are 2, 41. Prime factorization of 3362 in exponential form is:

3362 = 2¹ × 41²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3376

Prime factors of 3376 are 2, 211. Prime factorization of 3376 in exponential form is:

3376 = 2⁴ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 3362

List of positive integer factors of 3362 that divides 3362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 1681

Step-4: Factors of 3376

List of positive integer factors of 3376 that divides 3362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3362 and 3376. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3362 and 3376 is 2.

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