What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3172 and 3187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3172 and 3187 is 1.

GCF(3172,3187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3172 and 3187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3172 and 3187.

How to find the GCF of 3172 and 3187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3172 and 3187. After we will calculate the factors of 3172 and 3187 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 3187

Prime factors of 3187 are 3187. Prime factorization of 3187 in exponential form is:

3187 = 3187¹

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 3187

List of positive integer factors of 3187 that divides 3172 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3172 and 3187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3172 and 3187 is 1.

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