What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16246 and 16258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16246 and 16258 is 2.

GCF(16246,16258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16246 and 16258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16246 and 16258.

How to find the GCF of 16246 and 16258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16246 and 16258. After we will calculate the factors of 16246 and 16258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16246

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

16246 = 2¹ × 8123¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16258

Prime factors of 16258 are 2, 11, 739. Prime factorization of 16258 in exponential form is:

16258 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 739¹

Step-3: Factors of 16246

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

1, 2, 8123

Step-4: Factors of 16258

List of positive integer factors of 16258 that divides 16246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 739, 1478, 8129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16246 and 16258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16246 and 16258 is 2.

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