What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16156 and 16166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16156 and 16166 is 2.

GCF(16156,16166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16156 and 16166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16156 and 16166.

How to find the GCF of 16156 and 16166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16156 and 16166. After we will calculate the factors of 16156 and 16166 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 16166

Prime factors of 16166 are 2, 59, 137. Prime factorization of 16166 in exponential form is:

16166 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 137¹

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 16166

List of positive integer factors of 16166 that divides 16156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 137, 274, 8083

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16156 and 16166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16156 and 16166 is 2.

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