What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3160 and 3168?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3160 and 3168 is 8.

GCF(3160,3168) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3160 and 3168, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3160 and 3168.

How to find the GCF of 3160 and 3168?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3160 and 3168. After we will calculate the factors of 3160 and 3168 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3160

Prime factors of 3160 are 2, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 3160 in exponential form is:

3160 = 2³ × 5¹ × 79¹

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 3160

List of positive integer factors of 3160 that divides 3160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 79, 158, 316, 395, 632, 790, 1580

Step-4: Factors of 3168

List of positive integer factors of 3168 that divides 3160 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 3160 and 3168. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3160 and 3168 is 8.

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