What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3376 and 3382?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3376 and 3382 is 2.

GCF(3376,3382) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3376 and 3382, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3376 and 3382.

How to find the GCF of 3376 and 3382?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3376 and 3382. After we will calculate the factors of 3376 and 3382 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3376

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

3376 = 2⁴ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3382

Prime factors of 3382 are 2, 19, 89. Prime factorization of 3382 in exponential form is:

3382 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 3376

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3382

List of positive integer factors of 3382 that divides 3376 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 89, 178, 1691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3376 and 3382. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3376 and 3382 is 2.

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