What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3158 and 3168?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3158 and 3168 is 2.

GCF(3158,3168) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3158 and 3168, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3158 and 3168.

How to find the GCF of 3158 and 3168?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3158 and 3168. After we will calculate the factors of 3158 and 3168 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 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 3158

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

1, 2, 1579

Step-4: Factors of 3168

List of positive integer factors of 3168 that divides 3158 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 3158 and 3168. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3158 and 3168 is 2.

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