What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16278 and 16294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16278 and 16294 is 2.

GCF(16278,16294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16278 and 16294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16278 and 16294.

How to find the GCF of 16278 and 16294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16278 and 16294. After we will calculate the factors of 16278 and 16294 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16278

Prime factors of 16278 are 2, 3, 2713. Prime factorization of 16278 in exponential form is:

16278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2713¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16294

Prime factors of 16294 are 2, 8147. Prime factorization of 16294 in exponential form is:

16294 = 2¹ × 8147¹

Step-3: Factors of 16278

List of positive integer factors of 16278 that divides 16278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2713, 5426, 8139

Step-4: Factors of 16294

List of positive integer factors of 16294 that divides 16278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8147

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16278 and 16294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16278 and 16294 is 2.

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