What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7172 and 7178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7172 and 7178 is 2.

GCF(7172,7178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7172 and 7178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7172 and 7178.

How to find the GCF of 7172 and 7178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7172 and 7178. After we will calculate the factors of 7172 and 7178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7172

Prime factors of 7172 are 2, 11, 163. Prime factorization of 7172 in exponential form is:

7172 = 2² × 11¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7178

Prime factors of 7178 are 2, 37, 97. Prime factorization of 7178 in exponential form is:

7178 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 7172

List of positive integer factors of 7172 that divides 7172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 163, 326, 652, 1793, 3586

Step-4: Factors of 7178

List of positive integer factors of 7178 that divides 7172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 97, 194, 3589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7172 and 7178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7172 and 7178 is 2.

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