What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3142 and 3154?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3142 and 3154 is 2.

GCF(3142,3154) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3142 and 3154, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3142 and 3154.

How to find the GCF of 3142 and 3154?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3142 and 3154. After we will calculate the factors of 3142 and 3154 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3142

Prime factors of 3142 are 2, 1571. Prime factorization of 3142 in exponential form is:

3142 = 2¹ × 1571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3154

Prime factors of 3154 are 2, 19, 83. Prime factorization of 3154 in exponential form is:

3154 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 3142

List of positive integer factors of 3142 that divides 3142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1571

Step-4: Factors of 3154

List of positive integer factors of 3154 that divides 3142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 83, 166, 1577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3142 and 3154. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3142 and 3154 is 2.

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