What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16026 and 16038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16026 and 16038 is 6.

GCF(16026,16038) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16026 and 16038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16026 and 16038.

How to find the GCF of 16026 and 16038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16026 and 16038. After we will calculate the factors of 16026 and 16038 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16038

Prime factors of 16038 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 16038 in exponential form is:

16038 = 2¹ × 3⁶ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 16026

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16038

List of positive integer factors of 16038 that divides 16026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 54, 66, 81, 99, 162, 198, 243, 297, 486, 594, 729, 891, 1458, 1782, 2673, 5346, 8019

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16026 and 16038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16026 and 16038 is 6.

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