What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16098 and 16118?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16098 and 16118 is 2.

GCF(16098,16118) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16098 and 16118, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16098 and 16118.

How to find the GCF of 16098 and 16118?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16098 and 16118. After we will calculate the factors of 16098 and 16118 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16118

Prime factors of 16118 are 2, 8059. Prime factorization of 16118 in exponential form is:

16118 = 2¹ × 8059¹

Step-3: Factors of 16098

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16118

List of positive integer factors of 16118 that divides 16098 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8059

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16098 and 16118. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16098 and 16118 is 2.

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