Greatest Common Factor of 136 and 7156
GCF(136, 7156) = 4, Greatest common factor of 136 and 7156 is 4. 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 7156. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 136 and 7156 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 136 and 7156.
Prime Factorization of 136 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 17 and Prime Factorization of 7156 is 1, 2, 2, 1789.
- Factorize\( (136) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 17\)
- Factorize\( (7156) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 1789\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(136, 7156) = 1\times 2\times 2 = 4\).
Greatest Common Factor of 136 and 7156 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 7156 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 1789, 3578, 7156
As you can see, 4 is the greatest and common number that 136 and 7156 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 136 and 7156 is 4.
\(GCF(136, 7156) = 4\).
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