What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16266 and 16282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16266 and 16282 is 2.

GCF(16266,16282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16266 and 16282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16266 and 16282.

How to find the GCF of 16266 and 16282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16266 and 16282. After we will calculate the factors of 16266 and 16282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16282

Prime factors of 16282 are 2, 7, 1163. Prime factorization of 16282 in exponential form is:

16282 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1163¹

Step-3: Factors of 16266

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16282

List of positive integer factors of 16282 that divides 16266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1163, 2326, 8141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16266 and 16282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16266 and 16282 is 2.

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