What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16212 and 16216?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16212 and 16216 is 4.

GCF(16212,16216) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16212 and 16216, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16212 and 16216.

How to find the GCF of 16212 and 16216?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16212 and 16216. After we will calculate the factors of 16212 and 16216 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16212

Prime factors of 16212 are 2, 3, 7, 193. Prime factorization of 16212 in exponential form is:

16212 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16216

Prime factors of 16216 are 2, 2027. Prime factorization of 16216 in exponential form is:

16216 = 2³ × 2027¹

Step-3: Factors of 16212

List of positive integer factors of 16212 that divides 16212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1351, 2316, 2702, 4053, 5404, 8106

Step-4: Factors of 16216

List of positive integer factors of 16216 that divides 16212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2027, 4054, 8108

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16212 and 16216. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16212 and 16216 is 4.

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