What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3416 and 3422?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3416 and 3422 is 2.

GCF(3416,3422) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3416 and 3422, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3416 and 3422.

How to find the GCF of 3416 and 3422?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3416 and 3422. After we will calculate the factors of 3416 and 3422 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3416

Prime factors of 3416 are 2, 7, 61. Prime factorization of 3416 in exponential form is:

3416 = 2³ × 7¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3422

Prime factors of 3422 are 2, 29, 59. Prime factorization of 3422 in exponential form is:

3422 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 3416

List of positive integer factors of 3416 that divides 3416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 61, 122, 244, 427, 488, 854, 1708

Step-4: Factors of 3422

List of positive integer factors of 3422 that divides 3416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 59, 118, 1711

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3416 and 3422. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3416 and 3422 is 2.

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