Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 214
GCF(144, 214) = 2, Greatest common factor of 144 and 214 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 144 and 214. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 214 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 144 and 214.
Prime Factorization of 144 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 and Prime Factorization of 214 is 1, 2, 107.
- Factorize\( (144) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (214) = \) \(1\times 2\times 107\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(144, 214) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 214 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 144 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144
List of positive integers factors of 214 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 107, 214
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 144 and 214 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 144 and 214 is 2.
\(GCF(144, 214) = 2\).
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