What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16204 and 16208?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16204 and 16208 is 4.

GCF(16204,16208) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16204 and 16208, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16204 and 16208.

How to find the GCF of 16204 and 16208?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16204 and 16208. After we will calculate the factors of 16204 and 16208 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16204

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

16204 = 2² × 4051¹

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 16204

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

1, 2, 4, 4051, 8102

Step-4: Factors of 16208

List of positive integer factors of 16208 that divides 16204 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 16204 and 16208. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16204 and 16208 is 4.

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