What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16118 and 16126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16118 and 16126 is 2.

GCF(16118,16126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16118 and 16126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16118 and 16126.

How to find the GCF of 16118 and 16126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16118 and 16126. After we will calculate the factors of 16118 and 16126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16118

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

16118 = 2¹ × 8059¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16126

Prime factors of 16126 are 2, 11, 733. Prime factorization of 16126 in exponential form is:

16126 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 16118

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

1, 2, 8059

Step-4: Factors of 16126

List of positive integer factors of 16126 that divides 16118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 733, 1466, 8063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16118 and 16126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16118 and 16126 is 2.

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