What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7131 and 7149?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7131 and 7149 is 3.

GCF(7131,7149) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7131 and 7149, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7131 and 7149.

How to find the GCF of 7131 and 7149?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7131 and 7149. After we will calculate the factors of 7131 and 7149 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 7149

Prime factors of 7149 are 3, 2383. Prime factorization of 7149 in exponential form is:

7149 = 3¹ × 2383¹

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 7149

List of positive integer factors of 7149 that divides 7131 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7131 and 7149. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7131 and 7149 is 3.

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