What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7179 and 7197?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7179 and 7197 is 3.

GCF(7179,7197) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7179 and 7197, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7179 and 7197.

How to find the GCF of 7179 and 7197?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7179 and 7197. After we will calculate the factors of 7179 and 7197 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7179

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

7179 = 3¹ × 2393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7197

Prime factors of 7197 are 3, 2399. Prime factorization of 7197 in exponential form is:

7197 = 3¹ × 2399¹

Step-3: Factors of 7179

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

1, 3, 2393

Step-4: Factors of 7197

List of positive integer factors of 7197 that divides 7179 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7179 and 7197. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7179 and 7197 is 3.

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