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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3157 and 3172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3157 and 3172 is 1.

GCF(3157,3172) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3157 and 3172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3157 and 3172.

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How to find the GCF of 3157 and 3172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3157 and 3172. After we will calculate the factors of 3157 and 3172 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 3172

Prime factors of 3172 are 2, 13, 61. Prime factorization of 3172 in exponential form is:

3172 = 22 × 131 × 611

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 3172

List of positive integer factors of 3172 that divides 3157 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 61, 122, 244, 793, 1586

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3157 and 3172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3157 and 3172 is 1.

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