What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16242 and 16246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16242 and 16246 is 2.

GCF(16242,16246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16242 and 16246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16242 and 16246.

How to find the GCF of 16242 and 16246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16242 and 16246. After we will calculate the factors of 16242 and 16246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16246

Prime factors of 16246 are 2, 8123. Prime factorization of 16246 in exponential form is:

16246 = 2¹ × 8123¹

Step-3: Factors of 16242

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16246

List of positive integer factors of 16246 that divides 16242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16242 and 16246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16242 and 16246 is 2.

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