What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3182 and 3194?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3182 and 3194 is 2.

GCF(3182,3194) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3182 and 3194, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3182 and 3194.

How to find the GCF of 3182 and 3194?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3182 and 3194. After we will calculate the factors of 3182 and 3194 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3182

Prime factors of 3182 are 2, 37, 43. Prime factorization of 3182 in exponential form is:

3182 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3194

Prime factors of 3194 are 2, 1597. Prime factorization of 3194 in exponential form is:

3194 = 2¹ × 1597¹

Step-3: Factors of 3182

List of positive integer factors of 3182 that divides 3182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 43, 74, 86, 1591

Step-4: Factors of 3194

List of positive integer factors of 3194 that divides 3182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1597

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3182 and 3194. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3182 and 3194 is 2.

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