What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16260 and 16266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16260 and 16266 is 6.

GCF(16260,16266) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16260 and 16266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16260 and 16266.

How to find the GCF of 16260 and 16266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16260 and 16266. After we will calculate the factors of 16260 and 16266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16260

Prime factors of 16260 are 2, 3, 5, 271. Prime factorization of 16260 in exponential form is:

16260 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16266

Prime factors of 16266 are 2, 3, 2711. Prime factorization of 16266 in exponential form is:

16266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2711¹

Step-3: Factors of 16260

List of positive integer factors of 16260 that divides 16260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 271, 542, 813, 1084, 1355, 1626, 2710, 3252, 4065, 5420, 8130

Step-4: Factors of 16266

List of positive integer factors of 16266 that divides 16260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2711, 5422, 8133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16260 and 16266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16260 and 16266 is 6.

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