What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16046 and 16050?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16046 and 16050 is 2.

GCF(16046,16050) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16046 and 16050, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16046 and 16050.

How to find the GCF of 16046 and 16050?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16046 and 16050. After we will calculate the factors of 16046 and 16050 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16046

Prime factors of 16046 are 2, 71, 113. Prime factorization of 16046 in exponential form is:

16046 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16050

Prime factors of 16050 are 2, 3, 5, 107. Prime factorization of 16050 in exponential form is:

16050 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 16046

List of positive integer factors of 16046 that divides 16046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 113, 142, 226, 8023

Step-4: Factors of 16050

List of positive integer factors of 16050 that divides 16046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 107, 150, 214, 321, 535, 642, 1070, 1605, 2675, 3210, 5350, 8025

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16046 and 16050. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16046 and 16050 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16046 and 16050