What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7131 and 7140?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7131 and 7140 is 3.

GCF(7131,7140) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7131 and 7140, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7131 and 7140.

How to find the GCF of 7131 and 7140?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7131 and 7140. After we will calculate the factors of 7131 and 7140 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7131

Prime factors of 7131 are 3, 2377. Prime factorization of 7131 in exponential form is:

7131 = 3¹ × 2377¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7140

Prime factors of 7140 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 7140 in exponential form is:

7140 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 7131

List of positive integer factors of 7131 that divides 7131 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2377

Step-4: Factors of 7140

List of positive integer factors of 7140 that divides 7131 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 28, 30, 34, 35, 42, 51, 60, 68, 70, 84, 85, 102, 105, 119, 140, 170, 204, 210, 238, 255, 340, 357, 420, 476, 510, 595, 714, 1020, 1190, 1428, 1785, 2380, 3570

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7131 and 7140. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7131 and 7140 is 3.

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