What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7156 and 7162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7156 and 7162 is 2.

GCF(7156,7162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7156 and 7162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7156 and 7162.

How to find the GCF of 7156 and 7162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7156 and 7162. After we will calculate the factors of 7156 and 7162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7156

Prime factors of 7156 are 2, 1789. Prime factorization of 7156 in exponential form is:

7156 = 2² × 1789¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7162

Prime factors of 7162 are 2, 3581. Prime factorization of 7162 in exponential form is:

7162 = 2¹ × 3581¹

Step-3: Factors of 7156

List of positive integer factors of 7156 that divides 7156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1789, 3578

Step-4: Factors of 7162

List of positive integer factors of 7162 that divides 7156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7156 and 7162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7156 and 7162 is 2.

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