What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16078 and 16098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16078 and 16098 is 2.

GCF(16078,16098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16078 and 16098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16078 and 16098.

How to find the GCF of 16078 and 16098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16078 and 16098. After we will calculate the factors of 16078 and 16098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16078

Prime factors of 16078 are 2, 8039. Prime factorization of 16078 in exponential form is:

16078 = 2¹ × 8039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16098

Prime factors of 16098 are 2, 3, 2683. Prime factorization of 16098 in exponential form is:

16098 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2683¹

Step-3: Factors of 16078

List of positive integer factors of 16078 that divides 16078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8039

Step-4: Factors of 16098

List of positive integer factors of 16098 that divides 16078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2683, 5366, 8049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16078 and 16098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16078 and 16098 is 2.

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