What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16056 and 16071?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16056 and 16071 is 3.

GCF(16056,16071) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16056 and 16071, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16056 and 16071.

How to find the GCF of 16056 and 16071?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16056 and 16071. After we will calculate the factors of 16056 and 16071 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16056

Prime factors of 16056 are 2, 3, 223. Prime factorization of 16056 in exponential form is:

16056 = 2³ × 3² × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16071

Prime factors of 16071 are 3, 11, 487. Prime factorization of 16071 in exponential form is:

16071 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 16056

List of positive integer factors of 16056 that divides 16056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 223, 446, 669, 892, 1338, 1784, 2007, 2676, 4014, 5352, 8028

Step-4: Factors of 16071

List of positive integer factors of 16071 that divides 16056 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 487, 1461, 5357

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16056 and 16071. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16056 and 16071 is 3.

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