What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16234 and 16242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16234 and 16242 is 2.

GCF(16234,16242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16234 and 16242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16234 and 16242.

How to find the GCF of 16234 and 16242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16234 and 16242. After we will calculate the factors of 16234 and 16242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16234

Prime factors of 16234 are 2, 8117. Prime factorization of 16234 in exponential form is:

16234 = 2¹ × 8117¹

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 16234

List of positive integer factors of 16234 that divides 16234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8117

Step-4: Factors of 16242

List of positive integer factors of 16242 that divides 16234 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16234 and 16242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16234 and 16242 is 2.

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