What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16034 and 16048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16034 and 16048 is 2.

GCF(16034,16048) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16034 and 16048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16034 and 16048.

How to find the GCF of 16034 and 16048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16034 and 16048. After we will calculate the factors of 16034 and 16048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16034

Prime factors of 16034 are 2, 8017. Prime factorization of 16034 in exponential form is:

16034 = 2¹ × 8017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16048

Prime factors of 16048 are 2, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 16048 in exponential form is:

16048 = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 16034

List of positive integer factors of 16034 that divides 16034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8017

Step-4: Factors of 16048

List of positive integer factors of 16048 that divides 16034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 59, 68, 118, 136, 236, 272, 472, 944, 1003, 2006, 4012, 8024

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16034 and 16048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16034 and 16048 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16034 and 16048