What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16042 and 16048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16042 and 16048 is 2.

GCF(16042,16048) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16042 and 16048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16042 and 16048.

How to find the GCF of 16042 and 16048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16042 and 16048. After we will calculate the factors of 16042 and 16048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16042

Prime factors of 16042 are 2, 13, 617. Prime factorization of 16042 in exponential form is:

16042 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 617¹

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 16042

List of positive integer factors of 16042 that divides 16042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 617, 1234, 8021

Step-4: Factors of 16048

List of positive integer factors of 16048 that divides 16042 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 16042 and 16048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16042 and 16048 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16042 and 16048