What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20146 and 20158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20146 and 20158 is 2.

GCF(20146,20158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20146 and 20158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20146 and 20158.

How to find the GCF of 20146 and 20158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20146 and 20158. After we will calculate the factors of 20146 and 20158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20146

Prime factors of 20146 are 2, 7, 1439. Prime factorization of 20146 in exponential form is:

20146 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20158

Prime factors of 20158 are 2, 10079. Prime factorization of 20158 in exponential form is:

20158 = 2¹ × 10079¹

Step-3: Factors of 20146

List of positive integer factors of 20146 that divides 20146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1439, 2878, 10073

Step-4: Factors of 20158

List of positive integer factors of 20158 that divides 20146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20146 and 20158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20146 and 20158 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 20146 and 20158