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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 124 and 142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 124 and 142 is 2.

GCF(124,142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 124 and 142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 124 and 142.

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How to find the GCF of 124 and 142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 124 and 142. After we will calculate the factors of 124 and 142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 124

Prime factors of 124 are 2, 31. Prime factorization of 124 in exponential form is:

124 = 22 × 311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 142

Prime factors of 142 are 2, 71. Prime factorization of 142 in exponential form is:

142 = 21 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 124

List of positive integer factors of 124 that divides 124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62

Step-4: Factors of 142

List of positive integer factors of 142 that divides 124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 124 and 142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 124 and 142 is 2.

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