What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7158 and 7171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7158 and 7171 is 1.

GCF(7158,7171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7158 and 7171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7158 and 7171.

How to find the GCF of 7158 and 7171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7158 and 7171. After we will calculate the factors of 7158 and 7171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7158

Prime factors of 7158 are 2, 3, 1193. Prime factorization of 7158 in exponential form is:

7158 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7171

Prime factors of 7171 are 71, 101. Prime factorization of 7171 in exponential form is:

7171 = 71¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 7158

List of positive integer factors of 7158 that divides 7158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1193, 2386, 3579

Step-4: Factors of 7171

List of positive integer factors of 7171 that divides 7158 without a remainder.

1, 71, 101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7158 and 7171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7158 and 7171 is 1.

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