What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3173 and 3179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3173 and 3179 is 1.

GCF(3173,3179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3173 and 3179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3173 and 3179.

How to find the GCF of 3173 and 3179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3173 and 3179. After we will calculate the factors of 3173 and 3179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3173

Prime factors of 3173 are 19, 167. Prime factorization of 3173 in exponential form is:

3173 = 19¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3179

Prime factors of 3179 are 11, 17. Prime factorization of 3179 in exponential form is:

3179 = 11¹ × 17²

Step-3: Factors of 3173

List of positive integer factors of 3173 that divides 3173 without a remainder.

1, 19, 167

Step-4: Factors of 3179

List of positive integer factors of 3179 that divides 3173 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17, 187, 289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3173 and 3179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3173 and 3179 is 1.

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