What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3378 and 3386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3378 and 3386 is 2.

GCF(3378,3386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3378 and 3386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3378 and 3386.

How to find the GCF of 3378 and 3386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3378 and 3386. After we will calculate the factors of 3378 and 3386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3378

Prime factors of 3378 are 2, 3, 563. Prime factorization of 3378 in exponential form is:

3378 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3386

Prime factors of 3386 are 2, 1693. Prime factorization of 3386 in exponential form is:

3386 = 2¹ × 1693¹

Step-3: Factors of 3378

List of positive integer factors of 3378 that divides 3378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 563, 1126, 1689

Step-4: Factors of 3386

List of positive integer factors of 3386 that divides 3378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3378 and 3386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3378 and 3386 is 2.

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