What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40143 and 40161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40143 and 40161 is 3.

GCF(40143,40161) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40143 and 40161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40143 and 40161.

How to find the GCF of 40143 and 40161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40143 and 40161. After we will calculate the factors of 40143 and 40161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40143

Prime factors of 40143 are 3, 13381. Prime factorization of 40143 in exponential form is:

40143 = 3¹ × 13381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40161

Prime factors of 40161 are 3, 11, 1217. Prime factorization of 40161 in exponential form is:

40161 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1217¹

Step-3: Factors of 40143

List of positive integer factors of 40143 that divides 40143 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13381

Step-4: Factors of 40161

List of positive integer factors of 40161 that divides 40143 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1217, 3651, 13387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40143 and 40161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40143 and 40161 is 3.

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