What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71178 and 71187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71178 and 71187 is 3.

GCF(71178,71187) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71178 and 71187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71178 and 71187.

How to find the GCF of 71178 and 71187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71178 and 71187. After we will calculate the factors of 71178 and 71187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71178

Prime factors of 71178 are 2, 3, 11863. Prime factorization of 71178 in exponential form is:

71178 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71187

Prime factors of 71187 are 3, 61, 389. Prime factorization of 71187 in exponential form is:

71187 = 3¹ × 61¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 71178

List of positive integer factors of 71178 that divides 71178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11863, 23726, 35589

Step-4: Factors of 71187

List of positive integer factors of 71187 that divides 71178 without a remainder.

1, 3, 61, 183, 389, 1167, 23729

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71178 and 71187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71178 and 71187 is 3.

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