What is the Greatest Common Factor of 126 and 134?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 126 and 134 is 2.

GCF(126,134) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 126 and 134, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 126 and 134.

How to find the GCF of 126 and 134?

We will first find the prime factorization of 126 and 134. After we will calculate the factors of 126 and 134 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 134

Prime factors of 134 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 134 in exponential form is:

134 = 2¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 126

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 134

List of positive integer factors of 134 that divides 126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 126 and 134. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 126 and 134 is 2.

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