What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3151 and 3171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3151 and 3171 is 1.

GCF(3151,3171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3151 and 3171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3151 and 3171.

How to find the GCF of 3151 and 3171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3151 and 3171. After we will calculate the factors of 3151 and 3171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3151

Prime factors of 3151 are 23, 137. Prime factorization of 3151 in exponential form is:

3151 = 23¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3171

Prime factors of 3171 are 3, 7, 151. Prime factorization of 3171 in exponential form is:

3171 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 3151

List of positive integer factors of 3151 that divides 3151 without a remainder.

1, 23, 137

Step-4: Factors of 3171

List of positive integer factors of 3171 that divides 3151 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 151, 453, 1057

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3151 and 3171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3151 and 3171 is 1.

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