What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3388 and 3398?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3388 and 3398 is 2.

GCF(3388,3398) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3388 and 3398, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3388 and 3398.

How to find the GCF of 3388 and 3398?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3388 and 3398. After we will calculate the factors of 3388 and 3398 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3388

Prime factors of 3388 are 2, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 3388 in exponential form is:

3388 = 2² × 7¹ × 11²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3398

Prime factors of 3398 are 2, 1699. Prime factorization of 3398 in exponential form is:

3398 = 2¹ × 1699¹

Step-3: Factors of 3388

List of positive integer factors of 3388 that divides 3388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 22, 28, 44, 77, 121, 154, 242, 308, 484, 847, 1694

Step-4: Factors of 3398

List of positive integer factors of 3398 that divides 3388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3388 and 3398. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3388 and 3398 is 2.

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