What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16046 and 16062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16046 and 16062 is 2.

GCF(16046,16062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16046 and 16062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16046 and 16062.

How to find the GCF of 16046 and 16062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16046 and 16062. After we will calculate the factors of 16046 and 16062 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 16062

Prime factors of 16062 are 2, 3, 2677. Prime factorization of 16062 in exponential form is:

16062 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2677¹

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 16062

List of positive integer factors of 16062 that divides 16046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2677, 5354, 8031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16046 and 16062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16046 and 16062 is 2.

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