Greatest Common Factor of 176 and 8986
GCF(176, 8986) = 2, Greatest common factor of 176 and 8986 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 176 and 8986. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 176 and 8986 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 176 and 8986.
Prime Factorization of 176 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 11 and Prime Factorization of 8986 is 1, 2, 4493.
- Factorize\( (176) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 11\)
- Factorize\( (8986) = \) \(1\times 2\times 4493\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(176, 8986) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 176 and 8986 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 176 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88, 176
List of positive integers factors of 8986 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4493, 8986
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 176 and 8986 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 176 and 8986 is 2.
\(GCF(176, 8986) = 2\).
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