What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16196 and 16208?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16196 and 16208 is 4.

GCF(16196,16208) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16196 and 16208, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16196 and 16208.

How to find the GCF of 16196 and 16208?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16196 and 16208. After we will calculate the factors of 16196 and 16208 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 16208

Prime factors of 16208 are 2, 1013. Prime factorization of 16208 in exponential form is:

16208 = 2⁴ × 1013¹

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 16208

List of positive integer factors of 16208 that divides 16196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1013, 2026, 4052, 8104

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16196 and 16208. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16196 and 16208 is 4.

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