What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3254 and 3268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3254 and 3268 is 2.

GCF(3254,3268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3254 and 3268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3254 and 3268.

How to find the GCF of 3254 and 3268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3254 and 3268. After we will calculate the factors of 3254 and 3268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3254

Prime factors of 3254 are 2, 1627. Prime factorization of 3254 in exponential form is:

3254 = 2¹ × 1627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3268

Prime factors of 3268 are 2, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 3268 in exponential form is:

3268 = 2² × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 3254

List of positive integer factors of 3254 that divides 3254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1627

Step-4: Factors of 3268

List of positive integer factors of 3268 that divides 3254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 43, 76, 86, 172, 817, 1634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3254 and 3268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3254 and 3268 is 2.

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