What is the Greatest Common Factor of 110 and 126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 110 and 126 is 2.

GCF(110,126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 110 and 126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 110 and 126.

How to find the GCF of 110 and 126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 110 and 126. After we will calculate the factors of 110 and 126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 110

Prime factors of 110 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 110 in exponential form is:

110 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 126

Prime factors of 126 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 126 in exponential form is:

126 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 110

List of positive integer factors of 110 that divides 110 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 55

Step-4: Factors of 126

List of positive integer factors of 126 that divides 110 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 110 and 126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 110 and 126 is 2.

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