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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3118 and 3124?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3118 and 3124 is 2.

GCF(3118,3124) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3118 and 3124, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3118 and 3124.

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How to find the GCF of 3118 and 3124?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3118 and 3124. After we will calculate the factors of 3118 and 3124 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 3124

Prime factors of 3124 are 2, 11, 71. Prime factorization of 3124 in exponential form is:

3124 = 22 × 111 × 711

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 3124

List of positive integer factors of 3124 that divides 3118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 71, 142, 284, 781, 1562

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3118 and 3124. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3118 and 3124 is 2.

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