What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16242 and 16251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16242 and 16251 is 3.

GCF(16242,16251) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16242 and 16251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16242 and 16251.

How to find the GCF of 16242 and 16251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16242 and 16251. After we will calculate the factors of 16242 and 16251 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 16251

Prime factors of 16251 are 3, 5417. Prime factorization of 16251 in exponential form is:

16251 = 3¹ × 5417¹

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 16251

List of positive integer factors of 16251 that divides 16242 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16242 and 16251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16242 and 16251 is 3.

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