What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16238 and 16242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16238 and 16242 is 2.

GCF(16238,16242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16238 and 16242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16238 and 16242.

How to find the GCF of 16238 and 16242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16238 and 16242. After we will calculate the factors of 16238 and 16242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16238

Prime factors of 16238 are 2, 23, 353. Prime factorization of 16238 in exponential form is:

16238 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 353¹

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 16238

List of positive integer factors of 16238 that divides 16238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 353, 706, 8119

Step-4: Factors of 16242

List of positive integer factors of 16242 that divides 16238 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16238 and 16242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16238 and 16242 is 2.

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