What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32140 and 32156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32140 and 32156 is 4.

GCF(32140,32156) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32140 and 32156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32140 and 32156.

How to find the GCF of 32140 and 32156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32140 and 32156. After we will calculate the factors of 32140 and 32156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32140

Prime factors of 32140 are 2, 5, 1607. Prime factorization of 32140 in exponential form is:

32140 = 2² × 5¹ × 1607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32156

Prime factors of 32156 are 2, 8039. Prime factorization of 32156 in exponential form is:

32156 = 2² × 8039¹

Step-3: Factors of 32140

List of positive integer factors of 32140 that divides 32140 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1607, 3214, 6428, 8035, 16070

Step-4: Factors of 32156

List of positive integer factors of 32156 that divides 32140 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8039, 16078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32140 and 32156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32140 and 32156 is 4.

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