What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3382 and 3396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3382 and 3396 is 2.

GCF(3382,3396) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3382 and 3396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3382 and 3396.

How to find the GCF of 3382 and 3396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3382 and 3396. After we will calculate the factors of 3382 and 3396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3396

Prime factors of 3396 are 2, 3, 283. Prime factorization of 3396 in exponential form is:

3396 = 2² × 3¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 3382

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3396

List of positive integer factors of 3396 that divides 3382 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 283, 566, 849, 1132, 1698

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3382 and 3396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3382 and 3396 is 2.

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