What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8156 and 8168?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8156 and 8168 is 4.

GCF(8156,8168) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8156 and 8168, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8156 and 8168.

How to find the GCF of 8156 and 8168?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8156 and 8168. After we will calculate the factors of 8156 and 8168 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 8168

Prime factors of 8168 are 2, 1021. Prime factorization of 8168 in exponential form is:

8168 = 2³ × 1021¹

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 8168

List of positive integer factors of 8168 that divides 8156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1021, 2042, 4084

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8156 and 8168. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8156 and 8168 is 4.

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