What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3157 and 3168?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3157 and 3168 is 11.

GCF(3157,3168) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3157 and 3168, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3157 and 3168.

How to find the GCF of 3157 and 3168?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3157 and 3168. After we will calculate the factors of 3157 and 3168 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3157

Prime factors of 3157 are 7, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 3157 in exponential form is:

3157 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3168

Prime factors of 3168 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 3168 in exponential form is:

3168 = 2⁵ × 3² × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 3157

List of positive integer factors of 3157 that divides 3157 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 41, 77, 287, 451

Step-4: Factors of 3168

List of positive integer factors of 3168 that divides 3157 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 33, 36, 44, 48, 66, 72, 88, 96, 99, 132, 144, 176, 198, 264, 288, 352, 396, 528, 792, 1056, 1584

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3157 and 3168. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3157 and 3168 is 11.

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