Greatest Common Factor of 164 and 6806
GCF(164, 6806) = 82, Greatest common factor of 164 and 6806 is 82. 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 6806. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 164 and 6806 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 164 and 6806.
Prime Factorization of 164 is 1, 2, 2, 41 and Prime Factorization of 6806 is 1, 2, 41, 83.
- Factorize\( (164) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 41\)
- Factorize\( (6806) = \) \(1\times 2\times 41\times 83\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 41) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(164, 6806) = 1\times 2\times 41 = 82\).
Greatest Common Factor of 164 and 6806 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 6806 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 41, 82, 83, 166, 3403, 6806
As you can see, 82 is the greatest and common number that 164 and 6806 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 164 and 6806 is 82.
\(GCF(164, 6806) = 82\).
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