What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32142 and 32158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32142 and 32158 is 2.

GCF(32142,32158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32142 and 32158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32142 and 32158.

How to find the GCF of 32142 and 32158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32142 and 32158. After we will calculate the factors of 32142 and 32158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32142

Prime factors of 32142 are 2, 3, 11, 487. Prime factorization of 32142 in exponential form is:

32142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32158

Prime factors of 32158 are 2, 7, 2297. Prime factorization of 32158 in exponential form is:

32158 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2297¹

Step-3: Factors of 32142

List of positive integer factors of 32142 that divides 32142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 487, 974, 1461, 2922, 5357, 10714, 16071

Step-4: Factors of 32158

List of positive integer factors of 32158 that divides 32142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2297, 4594, 16079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32142 and 32158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32142 and 32158 is 2.

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