What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3118 and 3122?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3118 and 3122 is 2.

GCF(3118,3122) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3118 and 3122, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3118 and 3122.

How to find the GCF of 3118 and 3122?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3118 and 3122. After we will calculate the factors of 3118 and 3122 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3118

Prime factors of 3118 are 2, 1559. Prime factorization of 3118 in exponential form is:

3118 = 2¹ × 1559¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3122

Prime factors of 3122 are 2, 7, 223. Prime factorization of 3122 in exponential form is:

3122 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 3118

List of positive integer factors of 3118 that divides 3118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1559

Step-4: Factors of 3122

List of positive integer factors of 3122 that divides 3118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 223, 446, 1561

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3118 and 3122. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3118 and 3122 is 2.

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