Greatest Common Factor of 168 and 126
GCF(168, 126) = 42, Greatest common factor of 168 and 126 is 42. 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 168 and 126. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 168 and 126 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 168 and 126.
Prime Factorization of 168 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 7 and Prime Factorization of 126 is 1, 2, 3, 3, 7.
- Factorize\( (168) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (126) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 7\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 3, 7) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(168, 126) = 1\times 2\times 3\times 7 = 42\).
Greatest Common Factor of 168 and 126 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 168 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 168
List of positive integers factors of 126 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126
As you can see, 42 is the greatest and common number that 168 and 126 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 168 and 126 is 42.
\(GCF(168, 126) = 42\).
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