What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3128 and 3140?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3128 and 3140 is 4.

GCF(3128,3140) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3128 and 3140, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3128 and 3140.

How to find the GCF of 3128 and 3140?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3128 and 3140. After we will calculate the factors of 3128 and 3140 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3128

Prime factors of 3128 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 3128 in exponential form is:

3128 = 2³ × 17¹ × 23¹

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 3128

List of positive integer factors of 3128 that divides 3128 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 23, 34, 46, 68, 92, 136, 184, 391, 782, 1564

Step-4: Factors of 3140

List of positive integer factors of 3140 that divides 3128 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 3128 and 3140. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3128 and 3140 is 4.

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