What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32158 and 32176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32158 and 32176 is 2.

GCF(32158,32176) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32158 and 32176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32158 and 32176.

How to find the GCF of 32158 and 32176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32158 and 32176. After we will calculate the factors of 32158 and 32176 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 32176

Prime factors of 32176 are 2, 2011. Prime factorization of 32176 in exponential form is:

32176 = 2⁴ × 2011¹

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 32176

List of positive integer factors of 32176 that divides 32158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2011, 4022, 8044, 16088

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32158 and 32176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32158 and 32176 is 2.

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