What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16178 and 16194?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16178 and 16194 is 2.

GCF(16178,16194) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16178 and 16194, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16178 and 16194.

How to find the GCF of 16178 and 16194?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16178 and 16194. After we will calculate the factors of 16178 and 16194 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16178

Prime factors of 16178 are 2, 8089. Prime factorization of 16178 in exponential form is:

16178 = 2¹ × 8089¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16194

Prime factors of 16194 are 2, 3, 2699. Prime factorization of 16194 in exponential form is:

16194 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2699¹

Step-3: Factors of 16178

List of positive integer factors of 16178 that divides 16178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8089

Step-4: Factors of 16194

List of positive integer factors of 16194 that divides 16178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2699, 5398, 8097

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16178 and 16194. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16178 and 16194 is 2.

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