What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16156 and 16162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16156 and 16162 is 2.

GCF(16156,16162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16156 and 16162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16156 and 16162.

How to find the GCF of 16156 and 16162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16156 and 16162. After we will calculate the factors of 16156 and 16162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16156

Prime factors of 16156 are 2, 7, 577. Prime factorization of 16156 in exponential form is:

16156 = 2² × 7¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16162

Prime factors of 16162 are 2, 8081. Prime factorization of 16162 in exponential form is:

16162 = 2¹ × 8081¹

Step-3: Factors of 16156

List of positive integer factors of 16156 that divides 16156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 577, 1154, 2308, 4039, 8078

Step-4: Factors of 16162

List of positive integer factors of 16162 that divides 16156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16156 and 16162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16156 and 16162 is 2.

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