What is the Greatest Common Factor of 182 and 202?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 182 and 202 is 2.

GCF(182,202) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 182 and 202, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 182 and 202.

How to find the GCF of 182 and 202?

We will first find the prime factorization of 182 and 202. After we will calculate the factors of 182 and 202 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 182

Prime factors of 182 are 2, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 182 in exponential form is:

182 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 202

Prime factors of 202 are 2, 101. Prime factorization of 202 in exponential form is:

202 = 2¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 182

List of positive integer factors of 182 that divides 182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 91

Step-4: Factors of 202

List of positive integer factors of 202 that divides 182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 182 and 202. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 182 and 202 is 2.

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