What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43161 and 43179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43161 and 43179 is 3.

GCF(43161,43179) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43161 and 43179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43161 and 43179.

How to find the GCF of 43161 and 43179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43161 and 43179. After we will calculate the factors of 43161 and 43179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43161

Prime factors of 43161 are 3, 14387. Prime factorization of 43161 in exponential form is:

43161 = 3¹ × 14387¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43179

Prime factors of 43179 are 3, 37, 389. Prime factorization of 43179 in exponential form is:

43179 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 43161

List of positive integer factors of 43161 that divides 43161 without a remainder.

1, 3, 14387

Step-4: Factors of 43179

List of positive integer factors of 43179 that divides 43161 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 389, 1167, 14393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43161 and 43179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43161 and 43179 is 3.

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