What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16012 and 16026?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16012 and 16026 is 2.

GCF(16012,16026) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16012 and 16026, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16012 and 16026.

How to find the GCF of 16012 and 16026?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16012 and 16026. After we will calculate the factors of 16012 and 16026 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16012

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

16012 = 2² × 4003¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16026

Prime factors of 16026 are 2, 3, 2671. Prime factorization of 16026 in exponential form is:

16026 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2671¹

Step-3: Factors of 16012

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

1, 2, 4, 4003, 8006

Step-4: Factors of 16026

List of positive integer factors of 16026 that divides 16012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2671, 5342, 8013

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16012 and 16026. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16012 and 16026 is 2.

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