What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16262 and 16268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16262 and 16268 is 2.

GCF(16262,16268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16262 and 16268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16262 and 16268.

How to find the GCF of 16262 and 16268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16262 and 16268. After we will calculate the factors of 16262 and 16268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16262

Prime factors of 16262 are 2, 47, 173. Prime factorization of 16262 in exponential form is:

16262 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16268

Prime factors of 16268 are 2, 7, 83. Prime factorization of 16268 in exponential form is:

16268 = 2² × 7² × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 16262

List of positive integer factors of 16262 that divides 16262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 173, 346, 8131

Step-4: Factors of 16268

List of positive integer factors of 16268 that divides 16262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 83, 98, 166, 196, 332, 581, 1162, 2324, 4067, 8134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16262 and 16268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16262 and 16268 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16262 and 16268