What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16122 and 16131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16122 and 16131 is 3.

GCF(16122,16131) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16122 and 16131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16122 and 16131.

How to find the GCF of 16122 and 16131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16122 and 16131. After we will calculate the factors of 16122 and 16131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16122

Prime factors of 16122 are 2, 3, 2687. Prime factorization of 16122 in exponential form is:

16122 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2687¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16131

Prime factors of 16131 are 3, 19, 283. Prime factorization of 16131 in exponential form is:

16131 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 16122

List of positive integer factors of 16122 that divides 16122 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2687, 5374, 8061

Step-4: Factors of 16131

List of positive integer factors of 16131 that divides 16122 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 283, 849, 5377

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16122 and 16131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16122 and 16131 is 3.

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