What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7156 and 7166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7156 and 7166 is 2.

GCF(7156,7166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7156 and 7166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7156 and 7166.

How to find the GCF of 7156 and 7166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7156 and 7166. After we will calculate the factors of 7156 and 7166 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 7166

Prime factors of 7166 are 2, 3583. Prime factorization of 7166 in exponential form is:

7166 = 2¹ × 3583¹

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 7166

List of positive integer factors of 7166 that divides 7156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7156 and 7166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7156 and 7166 is 2.

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