What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32158 and 32164?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32158 and 32164 is 2.

GCF(32158,32164) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32158 and 32164, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32158 and 32164.

How to find the GCF of 32158 and 32164?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32158 and 32164. After we will calculate the factors of 32158 and 32164 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 32164

Prime factors of 32164 are 2, 11, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 32164 in exponential form is:

32164 = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 32158

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 32164

List of positive integer factors of 32164 that divides 32158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 17, 22, 34, 43, 44, 68, 86, 172, 187, 374, 473, 731, 748, 946, 1462, 1892, 2924, 8041, 16082

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32158 and 32164. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32158 and 32164 is 2.

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