What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8142 and 8146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8142 and 8146 is 2.

GCF(8142,8146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8142 and 8146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8142 and 8146.

How to find the GCF of 8142 and 8146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8142 and 8146. After we will calculate the factors of 8142 and 8146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8142

Prime factors of 8142 are 2, 3, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 8142 in exponential form is:

8142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8146

Prime factors of 8146 are 2, 4073. Prime factorization of 8146 in exponential form is:

8146 = 2¹ × 4073¹

Step-3: Factors of 8142

List of positive integer factors of 8142 that divides 8142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 59, 69, 118, 138, 177, 354, 1357, 2714, 4071

Step-4: Factors of 8146

List of positive integer factors of 8146 that divides 8142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8142 and 8146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8142 and 8146 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8142 and 8146