What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16196 and 16204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16196 and 16204 is 4.

GCF(16196,16204) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16196 and 16204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16196 and 16204.

How to find the GCF of 16196 and 16204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16196 and 16204. After we will calculate the factors of 16196 and 16204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16196

Prime factors of 16196 are 2, 4049. Prime factorization of 16196 in exponential form is:

16196 = 2² × 4049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16204

Prime factors of 16204 are 2, 4051. Prime factorization of 16204 in exponential form is:

16204 = 2² × 4051¹

Step-3: Factors of 16196

List of positive integer factors of 16196 that divides 16196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4049, 8098

Step-4: Factors of 16204

List of positive integer factors of 16204 that divides 16196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4051, 8102

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16196 and 16204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16196 and 16204 is 4.

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