What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4164 and 4179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4164 and 4179 is 3.

GCF(4164,4179) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4164 and 4179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4164 and 4179.

How to find the GCF of 4164 and 4179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4164 and 4179. After we will calculate the factors of 4164 and 4179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4164

Prime factors of 4164 are 2, 3, 347. Prime factorization of 4164 in exponential form is:

4164 = 2² × 3¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4179

Prime factors of 4179 are 3, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 4179 in exponential form is:

4179 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 4164

List of positive integer factors of 4164 that divides 4164 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 347, 694, 1041, 1388, 2082

Step-4: Factors of 4179

List of positive integer factors of 4179 that divides 4164 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 199, 597, 1393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4164 and 4179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4164 and 4179 is 3.

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