What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3141 and 3160?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3141 and 3160 is 1.

GCF(3141,3160) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3141 and 3160, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3141 and 3160.

How to find the GCF of 3141 and 3160?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3141 and 3160. After we will calculate the factors of 3141 and 3160 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3141

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

3141 = 3² × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3160

Prime factors of 3160 are 2, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 3160 in exponential form is:

3160 = 2³ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 3141

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

1, 3, 9, 349, 1047

Step-4: Factors of 3160

List of positive integer factors of 3160 that divides 3141 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 79, 158, 316, 395, 632, 790, 1580

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3141 and 3160. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3141 and 3160 is 1.

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