What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96142 and 96146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96142 and 96146 is 2.

GCF(96142,96146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96142 and 96146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96142 and 96146.

How to find the GCF of 96142 and 96146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96142 and 96146. After we will calculate the factors of 96142 and 96146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96142

Prime factors of 96142 are 2, 53, 907. Prime factorization of 96142 in exponential form is:

96142 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96146

Prime factors of 96146 are 2, 48073. Prime factorization of 96146 in exponential form is:

96146 = 2¹ × 48073¹

Step-3: Factors of 96142

List of positive integer factors of 96142 that divides 96142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 907, 1814, 48071

Step-4: Factors of 96146

List of positive integer factors of 96146 that divides 96142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 48073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96142 and 96146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96142 and 96146 is 2.

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