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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16224 and 16242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16224 and 16242 is 6.

GCF(16224,16242) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16224 and 16242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16224 and 16242.

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How to find the GCF of 16224 and 16242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16224 and 16242. After we will calculate the factors of 16224 and 16242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16224

Prime factors of 16224 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 16224 in exponential form is:

16224 = 25 × 31 × 132

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16242

Prime factors of 16242 are 2, 3, 2707. Prime factorization of 16242 in exponential form is:

16242 = 21 × 31 × 27071

Step-3: Factors of 16224

List of positive integer factors of 16224 that divides 16224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 24, 26, 32, 39, 48, 52, 78, 96, 104, 156, 169, 208, 312, 338, 416, 507, 624, 676, 1014, 1248, 1352, 2028, 2704, 4056, 5408, 8112

Step-4: Factors of 16242

List of positive integer factors of 16242 that divides 16224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2707, 5414, 8121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16224 and 16242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16224 and 16242 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16224 and 16242