What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3171 and 3175?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3171 and 3175 is 1.

GCF(3171,3175) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3171 and 3175, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3171 and 3175.

How to find the GCF of 3171 and 3175?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3171 and 3175. After we will calculate the factors of 3171 and 3175 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3175

Prime factors of 3175 are 5, 127. Prime factorization of 3175 in exponential form is:

3175 = 5² × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 3171

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3175

List of positive integer factors of 3175 that divides 3171 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 127, 635

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3171 and 3175. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3171 and 3175 is 1.

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