What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10168 and 10172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10168 and 10172 is 4.

GCF(10168,10172) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10168 and 10172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10168 and 10172.

How to find the GCF of 10168 and 10172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10168 and 10172. After we will calculate the factors of 10168 and 10172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10168

Prime factors of 10168 are 2, 31, 41. Prime factorization of 10168 in exponential form is:

10168 = 2³ × 31¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10172

Prime factors of 10172 are 2, 2543. Prime factorization of 10172 in exponential form is:

10172 = 2² × 2543¹

Step-3: Factors of 10168

List of positive integer factors of 10168 that divides 10168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 41, 62, 82, 124, 164, 248, 328, 1271, 2542, 5084

Step-4: Factors of 10172

List of positive integer factors of 10172 that divides 10168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2543, 5086

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10168 and 10172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10168 and 10172 is 4.

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