What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3432 and 3446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3432 and 3446 is 2.

GCF(3432,3446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3432 and 3446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3432 and 3446.

How to find the GCF of 3432 and 3446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3432 and 3446. After we will calculate the factors of 3432 and 3446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3432

Prime factors of 3432 are 2, 3, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 3432 in exponential form is:

3432 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3446

Prime factors of 3446 are 2, 1723. Prime factorization of 3446 in exponential form is:

3446 = 2¹ × 1723¹

Step-3: Factors of 3432

List of positive integer factors of 3432 that divides 3432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 22, 24, 26, 33, 39, 44, 52, 66, 78, 88, 104, 132, 143, 156, 264, 286, 312, 429, 572, 858, 1144, 1716

Step-4: Factors of 3446

List of positive integer factors of 3446 that divides 3432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1723

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3432 and 3446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3432 and 3446 is 2.

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