What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3231 and 3239?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3231 and 3239 is 1.

GCF(3231,3239) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3231 and 3239, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3231 and 3239.

How to find the GCF of 3231 and 3239?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3231 and 3239. After we will calculate the factors of 3231 and 3239 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3231

Prime factors of 3231 are 3, 359. Prime factorization of 3231 in exponential form is:

3231 = 3² × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3239

Prime factors of 3239 are 41, 79. Prime factorization of 3239 in exponential form is:

3239 = 41¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 3231

List of positive integer factors of 3231 that divides 3231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 359, 1077

Step-4: Factors of 3239

List of positive integer factors of 3239 that divides 3231 without a remainder.

1, 41, 79

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3231 and 3239. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3231 and 3239 is 1.

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