What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3124 and 3140?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3124 and 3140 is 4.

GCF(3124,3140) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3124 and 3140, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3124 and 3140.

How to find the GCF of 3124 and 3140?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3124 and 3140. After we will calculate the factors of 3124 and 3140 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 3140

Prime factors of 3140 are 2, 5, 157. Prime factorization of 3140 in exponential form is:

3140 = 2² × 5¹ × 157¹

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 3140

List of positive integer factors of 3140 that divides 3124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 157, 314, 628, 785, 1570

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3124 and 3140. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3124 and 3140 is 4.

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