What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3135 and 3141?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3135 and 3141 is 3.

GCF(3135,3141) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3135 and 3141, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3135 and 3141.

How to find the GCF of 3135 and 3141?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3135 and 3141. After we will calculate the factors of 3135 and 3141 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3135

Prime factors of 3135 are 3, 5, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 3135 in exponential form is:

3135 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3141

Prime factors of 3141 are 3, 349. Prime factorization of 3141 in exponential form is:

3141 = 3² × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 3135

List of positive integer factors of 3135 that divides 3135 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 19, 33, 55, 57, 95, 165, 209, 285, 627, 1045

Step-4: Factors of 3141

List of positive integer factors of 3141 that divides 3135 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 349, 1047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3135 and 3141. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3135 and 3141 is 3.

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