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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3158 and 3166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3158 and 3166 is 2.

GCF(3158,3166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3158 and 3166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3158 and 3166.

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How to find the GCF of 3158 and 3166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3158 and 3166. After we will calculate the factors of 3158 and 3166 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3158

Prime factors of 3158 are 2, 1579. Prime factorization of 3158 in exponential form is:

3158 = 21 × 15791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3166

Prime factors of 3166 are 2, 1583. Prime factorization of 3166 in exponential form is:

3166 = 21 × 15831

Step-3: Factors of 3158

List of positive integer factors of 3158 that divides 3158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1579

Step-4: Factors of 3166

List of positive integer factors of 3166 that divides 3158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3158 and 3166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3158 and 3166 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3158 and 3166