What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16278 and 16298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16278 and 16298 is 2.

GCF(16278,16298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16278 and 16298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16278 and 16298.

How to find the GCF of 16278 and 16298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16278 and 16298. After we will calculate the factors of 16278 and 16298 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 16298

Prime factors of 16298 are 2, 29, 281. Prime factorization of 16298 in exponential form is:

16298 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 281¹

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 16298

List of positive integer factors of 16298 that divides 16278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 281, 562, 8149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16278 and 16298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16278 and 16298 is 2.

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