What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3132 and 3144?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3132 and 3144 is 12.

GCF(3132,3144) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3132 and 3144, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3132 and 3144.

How to find the GCF of 3132 and 3144?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3132 and 3144. After we will calculate the factors of 3132 and 3144 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3132

Prime factors of 3132 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 3132 in exponential form is:

3132 = 2² × 3³ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3144

Prime factors of 3144 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 3144 in exponential form is:

3144 = 2³ × 3¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 3132

List of positive integer factors of 3132 that divides 3132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 29, 36, 54, 58, 87, 108, 116, 174, 261, 348, 522, 783, 1044, 1566

Step-4: Factors of 3144

List of positive integer factors of 3144 that divides 3132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786, 1048, 1572

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3132 and 3144. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3132 and 3144 is 12.

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