What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7164 and 7179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7164 and 7179 is 3.

GCF(7164,7179) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7164 and 7179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7164 and 7179.

How to find the GCF of 7164 and 7179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7164 and 7179. After we will calculate the factors of 7164 and 7179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7164

Prime factors of 7164 are 2, 3, 199. Prime factorization of 7164 in exponential form is:

7164 = 2² × 3² × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7179

Prime factors of 7179 are 3, 2393. Prime factorization of 7179 in exponential form is:

7179 = 3¹ × 2393¹

Step-3: Factors of 7164

List of positive integer factors of 7164 that divides 7164 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1791, 2388, 3582

Step-4: Factors of 7179

List of positive integer factors of 7179 that divides 7164 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7164 and 7179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7164 and 7179 is 3.

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