What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16142 and 16146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16142 and 16146 is 2.

GCF(16142,16146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16142 and 16146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16142 and 16146.

How to find the GCF of 16142 and 16146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16142 and 16146. After we will calculate the factors of 16142 and 16146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16146

Prime factors of 16146 are 2, 3, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 16146 in exponential form is:

16146 = 2¹ × 3³ × 13¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 16142

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16146

List of positive integer factors of 16146 that divides 16142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 23, 26, 27, 39, 46, 54, 69, 78, 117, 138, 207, 234, 299, 351, 414, 598, 621, 702, 897, 1242, 1794, 2691, 5382, 8073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16142 and 16146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16142 and 16146 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16142 and 16146