Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 163
GCF(112, 163) = 1, Greatest common factor of 112 and 163 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 163. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 163 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 112 and 163.
Prime Factorization of 112 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 7 and Prime Factorization of 163 is 1, 163.
- Factorize\( (112) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (163) = \) \(1\times 163\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(112, 163) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 112 and 163 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 112 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112
List of positive integers factors of 163 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 163
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 112 and 163 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 112 and 163 is 1.
\(GCF(112, 163) = 1\).
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