What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8156 and 8166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8156 and 8166 is 2.

GCF(8156,8166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8156 and 8166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8156 and 8166.

How to find the GCF of 8156 and 8166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8156 and 8166. After we will calculate the factors of 8156 and 8166 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8156

Prime factors of 8156 are 2, 2039. Prime factorization of 8156 in exponential form is:

8156 = 2² × 2039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8166

Prime factors of 8166 are 2, 3, 1361. Prime factorization of 8166 in exponential form is:

8166 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1361¹

Step-3: Factors of 8156

List of positive integer factors of 8156 that divides 8156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2039, 4078

Step-4: Factors of 8166

List of positive integer factors of 8166 that divides 8156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1361, 2722, 4083

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8156 and 8166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8156 and 8166 is 2.

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