What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40191 and 40197?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40191 and 40197 is 3.

GCF(40191,40197) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40191 and 40197, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40191 and 40197.

How to find the GCF of 40191 and 40197?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40191 and 40197. After we will calculate the factors of 40191 and 40197 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40191

Prime factors of 40191 are 3, 13397. Prime factorization of 40191 in exponential form is:

40191 = 3¹ × 13397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40197

Prime factors of 40197 are 3, 13399. Prime factorization of 40197 in exponential form is:

40197 = 3¹ × 13399¹

Step-3: Factors of 40191

List of positive integer factors of 40191 that divides 40191 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13397

Step-4: Factors of 40197

List of positive integer factors of 40197 that divides 40191 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40191 and 40197. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40191 and 40197 is 3.

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