What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3278 and 3288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3278 and 3288 is 2.

GCF(3278,3288) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3278 and 3288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3278 and 3288.

How to find the GCF of 3278 and 3288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3278 and 3288. After we will calculate the factors of 3278 and 3288 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3278

Prime factors of 3278 are 2, 11, 149. Prime factorization of 3278 in exponential form is:

3278 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3288

Prime factors of 3288 are 2, 3, 137. Prime factorization of 3288 in exponential form is:

3288 = 2³ × 3¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 3278

List of positive integer factors of 3278 that divides 3278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 149, 298, 1639

Step-4: Factors of 3288

List of positive integer factors of 3288 that divides 3278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 137, 274, 411, 548, 822, 1096, 1644

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3278 and 3288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3278 and 3288 is 2.

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