What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3164 and 3171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3164 and 3171 is 7.

GCF(3164,3171) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3164 and 3171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3164 and 3171.

How to find the GCF of 3164 and 3171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3164 and 3171. After we will calculate the factors of 3164 and 3171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3164

Prime factors of 3164 are 2, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 3164 in exponential form is:

3164 = 2² × 7¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3171

Prime factors of 3171 are 3, 7, 151. Prime factorization of 3171 in exponential form is:

3171 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 3164

List of positive integer factors of 3164 that divides 3164 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 113, 226, 452, 791, 1582

Step-4: Factors of 3171

List of positive integer factors of 3171 that divides 3164 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 151, 453, 1057

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3164 and 3171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3164 and 3171 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3164 and 3171