What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3124 and 3131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3124 and 3131 is 1.

GCF(3124,3131) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3124 and 3131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3124 and 3131.

How to find the GCF of 3124 and 3131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3124 and 3131. After we will calculate the factors of 3124 and 3131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3131

Prime factors of 3131 are 31, 101. Prime factorization of 3131 in exponential form is:

3131 = 31¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 3124

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3131

List of positive integer factors of 3131 that divides 3124 without a remainder.

1, 31, 101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3124 and 3131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3124 and 3131 is 1.

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