Greatest Common Factor of 212 and 8162
GCF(212, 8162) = 106, Greatest common factor of 212 and 8162 is 106. 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 212 and 8162. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 212 and 8162 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 212 and 8162.
Prime Factorization of 212 is 1, 2, 2, 53 and Prime Factorization of 8162 is 1, 2, 7, 11, 53.
- Factorize\( (212) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 53\)
- Factorize\( (8162) = \) \(1\times 2\times 7\times 11\times 53\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 53) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(212, 8162) = 1\times 2\times 53 = 106\).
Greatest Common Factor of 212 and 8162 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 212 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 212
List of positive integers factors of 8162 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 53, 77, 106, 154, 371, 583, 742, 1166, 4081, 8162
As you can see, 106 is the greatest and common number that 212 and 8162 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 212 and 8162 is 106.
\(GCF(212, 8162) = 106\).
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