What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7171 and 7179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7171 and 7179 is 1.

GCF(7171,7179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7171 and 7179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7171 and 7179.

How to find the GCF of 7171 and 7179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7171 and 7179. After we will calculate the factors of 7171 and 7179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7171

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

7171 = 71¹ × 101¹

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 7171

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

1, 71, 101

Step-4: Factors of 7179

List of positive integer factors of 7179 that divides 7171 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7171 and 7179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7171 and 7179 is 1.

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