What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3172 and 3178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3172 and 3178 is 2.

GCF(3172,3178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3172 and 3178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3172 and 3178.

How to find the GCF of 3172 and 3178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3172 and 3178. After we will calculate the factors of 3172 and 3178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3172

Prime factors of 3172 are 2, 13, 61. Prime factorization of 3172 in exponential form is:

3172 = 2² × 13¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3178

Prime factors of 3178 are 2, 7, 227. Prime factorization of 3178 in exponential form is:

3178 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 3172

List of positive integer factors of 3172 that divides 3172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 61, 122, 244, 793, 1586

Step-4: Factors of 3178

List of positive integer factors of 3178 that divides 3172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 227, 454, 1589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3172 and 3178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3172 and 3178 is 2.

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