What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3172 and 3191?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3172 and 3191 is 1.

GCF(3172,3191) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3172 and 3191, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3172 and 3191.

How to find the GCF of 3172 and 3191?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3172 and 3191. After we will calculate the factors of 3172 and 3191 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 3191

Prime factors of 3191 are 3191. Prime factorization of 3191 in exponential form is:

3191 = 3191¹

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 3191

List of positive integer factors of 3191 that divides 3172 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3172 and 3191. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3172 and 3191 is 1.

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