What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3368 and 3372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3368 and 3372 is 4.

GCF(3368,3372) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3368 and 3372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3368 and 3372.

How to find the GCF of 3368 and 3372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3368 and 3372. After we will calculate the factors of 3368 and 3372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3368

Prime factors of 3368 are 2, 421. Prime factorization of 3368 in exponential form is:

3368 = 2³ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3372

Prime factors of 3372 are 2, 3, 281. Prime factorization of 3372 in exponential form is:

3372 = 2² × 3¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 3368

List of positive integer factors of 3368 that divides 3368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 421, 842, 1684

Step-4: Factors of 3372

List of positive integer factors of 3372 that divides 3368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3368 and 3372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3368 and 3372 is 4.

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