What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16206 and 16226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16206 and 16226 is 2.

GCF(16206,16226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16206 and 16226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16206 and 16226.

How to find the GCF of 16206 and 16226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16206 and 16226. After we will calculate the factors of 16206 and 16226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16206

Prime factors of 16206 are 2, 3, 37, 73. Prime factorization of 16206 in exponential form is:

16206 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16226

Prime factors of 16226 are 2, 7, 19, 61. Prime factorization of 16226 in exponential form is:

16226 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 16206

List of positive integer factors of 16206 that divides 16206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 37, 73, 74, 111, 146, 219, 222, 438, 2701, 5402, 8103

Step-4: Factors of 16226

List of positive integer factors of 16226 that divides 16206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 61, 122, 133, 266, 427, 854, 1159, 2318, 8113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16206 and 16226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16206 and 16226 is 2.

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