What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32164 and 32168?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32164 and 32168 is 4.

GCF(32164,32168) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32164 and 32168, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32164 and 32168.

How to find the GCF of 32164 and 32168?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32164 and 32168. After we will calculate the factors of 32164 and 32168 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 32168

Prime factors of 32168 are 2, 4021. Prime factorization of 32168 in exponential form is:

32168 = 2³ × 4021¹

Step-3: Factors of 32164

List of positive integer factors of 32164 that divides 32164 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

Step-4: Factors of 32168

List of positive integer factors of 32168 that divides 32164 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4021, 8042, 16084

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32164 and 32168. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32164 and 32168 is 4.

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