What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3438 and 3448?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3438 and 3448 is 2.

GCF(3438,3448) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3438 and 3448, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3438 and 3448.

How to find the GCF of 3438 and 3448?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3438 and 3448. After we will calculate the factors of 3438 and 3448 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3438

Prime factors of 3438 are 2, 3, 191. Prime factorization of 3438 in exponential form is:

3438 = 2¹ × 3² × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3448

Prime factors of 3448 are 2, 431. Prime factorization of 3448 in exponential form is:

3448 = 2³ × 431¹

Step-3: Factors of 3438

List of positive integer factors of 3438 that divides 3438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 191, 382, 573, 1146, 1719

Step-4: Factors of 3448

List of positive integer factors of 3448 that divides 3438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 431, 862, 1724

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3438 and 3448. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3438 and 3448 is 2.

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