What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4146 and 4161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4146 and 4161 is 3.

GCF(4146,4161) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4146 and 4161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4146 and 4161.

How to find the GCF of 4146 and 4161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4146 and 4161. After we will calculate the factors of 4146 and 4161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4146

Prime factors of 4146 are 2, 3, 691. Prime factorization of 4146 in exponential form is:

4146 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4161

Prime factors of 4161 are 3, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 4161 in exponential form is:

4161 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 4146

List of positive integer factors of 4146 that divides 4146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 691, 1382, 2073

Step-4: Factors of 4161

List of positive integer factors of 4161 that divides 4146 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 73, 219, 1387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4146 and 4161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4146 and 4161 is 3.

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