What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16002 and 16012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16002 and 16012 is 2.

GCF(16002,16012) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16002 and 16012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16002 and 16012.

How to find the GCF of 16002 and 16012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16002 and 16012. After we will calculate the factors of 16002 and 16012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16002

Prime factors of 16002 are 2, 3, 7, 127. Prime factorization of 16002 in exponential form is:

16002 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16012

Prime factors of 16012 are 2, 4003. Prime factorization of 16012 in exponential form is:

16012 = 2² × 4003¹

Step-3: Factors of 16002

List of positive integer factors of 16002 that divides 16002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 127, 254, 381, 762, 889, 1143, 1778, 2286, 2667, 5334, 8001

Step-4: Factors of 16012

List of positive integer factors of 16012 that divides 16002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4003, 8006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16002 and 16012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16002 and 16012 is 2.

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