What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3242 and 3256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3242 and 3256 is 2.

GCF(3242,3256) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3242 and 3256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3242 and 3256.

How to find the GCF of 3242 and 3256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3242 and 3256. After we will calculate the factors of 3242 and 3256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3242

Prime factors of 3242 are 2, 1621. Prime factorization of 3242 in exponential form is:

3242 = 2¹ × 1621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3256

Prime factors of 3256 are 2, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 3256 in exponential form is:

3256 = 2³ × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 3242

List of positive integer factors of 3242 that divides 3242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1621

Step-4: Factors of 3256

List of positive integer factors of 3256 that divides 3242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 37, 44, 74, 88, 148, 296, 407, 814, 1628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3242 and 3256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3242 and 3256 is 2.

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