What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96142 and 96158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96142 and 96158 is 2.

GCF(96142,96158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96142 and 96158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96142 and 96158.

How to find the GCF of 96142 and 96158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96142 and 96158. After we will calculate the factors of 96142 and 96158 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 96158

Prime factors of 96158 are 2, 48079. Prime factorization of 96158 in exponential form is:

96158 = 2¹ × 48079¹

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 96158

List of positive integer factors of 96158 that divides 96142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 48079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96142 and 96158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96142 and 96158 is 2.

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