Greatest Common Factor of 252 and 4166
GCF(252, 4166) = 2, Greatest common factor of 252 and 4166 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 252 and 4166. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 252 and 4166 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 252 and 4166.
Prime Factorization of 252 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7 and Prime Factorization of 4166 is 1, 2, 2083.
- Factorize\( (252) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (4166) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2083\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(252, 4166) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 252 and 4166 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 252 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 252
List of positive integers factors of 4166 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 2083, 4166
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 252 and 4166 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 252 and 4166 is 2.
\(GCF(252, 4166) = 2\).
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