Greatest Common Factor of 164 and 10226
GCF(164, 10226) = 2, Greatest common factor of 164 and 10226 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 164 and 10226. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 164 and 10226 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 164 and 10226.
Prime Factorization of 164 is 1, 2, 2, 41 and Prime Factorization of 10226 is 1, 2, 5113.
- Factorize\( (164) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 41\)
- Factorize\( (10226) = \) \(1\times 2\times 5113\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(164, 10226) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 164 and 10226 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 164 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164
List of positive integers factors of 10226 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 5113, 10226
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 164 and 10226 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 164 and 10226 is 2.
\(GCF(164, 10226) = 2\).
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