What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16204 and 16222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16204 and 16222 is 2.

GCF(16204,16222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16204 and 16222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16204 and 16222.

How to find the GCF of 16204 and 16222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16204 and 16222. After we will calculate the factors of 16204 and 16222 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 16222

Prime factors of 16222 are 2, 8111. Prime factorization of 16222 in exponential form is:

16222 = 2¹ × 8111¹

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 16222

List of positive integer factors of 16222 that divides 16204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16204 and 16222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16204 and 16222 is 2.

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