What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16138 and 16142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16138 and 16142 is 2.

GCF(16138,16142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16138 and 16142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16138 and 16142.

How to find the GCF of 16138 and 16142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16138 and 16142. After we will calculate the factors of 16138 and 16142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16138

Prime factors of 16138 are 2, 8069. Prime factorization of 16138 in exponential form is:

16138 = 2¹ × 8069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16142

Prime factors of 16142 are 2, 7, 1153. Prime factorization of 16142 in exponential form is:

16142 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1153¹

Step-3: Factors of 16138

List of positive integer factors of 16138 that divides 16138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8069

Step-4: Factors of 16142

List of positive integer factors of 16142 that divides 16138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1153, 2306, 8071

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16138 and 16142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16138 and 16142 is 2.

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