Greatest Common Factor of 136 and 4542
GCF(136, 4542) = 2, Greatest common factor of 136 and 4542 is 2. 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 136 and 4542. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 136 and 4542 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 136 and 4542.
Prime Factorization of 136 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 17 and Prime Factorization of 4542 is 1, 2, 3, 757.
- Factorize\( (136) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 17\)
- Factorize\( (4542) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3\times 757\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(136, 4542) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 136 and 4542 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 136 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136
List of positive integers factors of 4542 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 6, 757, 1514, 2271, 4542
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 136 and 4542 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 136 and 4542 is 2.
\(GCF(136, 4542) = 2\).
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