What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3182 and 3198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3182 and 3198 is 2.

GCF(3182,3198) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3182 and 3198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3182 and 3198.

How to find the GCF of 3182 and 3198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3182 and 3198. After we will calculate the factors of 3182 and 3198 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 3198

Prime factors of 3198 are 2, 3, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 3198 in exponential form is:

3198 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

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 3198

List of positive integer factors of 3198 that divides 3182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 41, 78, 82, 123, 246, 533, 1066, 1599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3182 and 3198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3182 and 3198 is 2.

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