What is the Greatest Common Factor of 176 and 194?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 176 and 194 is 2.

GCF(176,194) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 176 and 194, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 176 and 194.

How to find the GCF of 176 and 194?

We will first find the prime factorization of 176 and 194. After we will calculate the factors of 176 and 194 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 176

Prime factors of 176 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 176 in exponential form is:

176 = 2⁴ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 194

Prime factors of 194 are 2, 97. Prime factorization of 194 in exponential form is:

194 = 2¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 176

List of positive integer factors of 176 that divides 176 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88

Step-4: Factors of 194

List of positive integer factors of 194 that divides 176 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 176 and 194. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 176 and 194 is 2.

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