Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 226
GCF(140, 226) = 2, Greatest common factor of 140 and 226 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 140 and 226. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 226 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 140 and 226.
Prime Factorization of 140 is 1, 2, 2, 5, 7 and Prime Factorization of 226 is 1, 2, 113.
- Factorize\( (140) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (226) = \) \(1\times 2\times 113\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(140, 226) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 226 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 140 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 70, 140
List of positive integers factors of 226 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 113, 226
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 140 and 226 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 140 and 226 is 2.
\(GCF(140, 226) = 2\).
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