What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16282 and 16286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16282 and 16286 is 2.

GCF(16282,16286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16282 and 16286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16282 and 16286.

How to find the GCF of 16282 and 16286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16282 and 16286. After we will calculate the factors of 16282 and 16286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16286

Prime factors of 16286 are 2, 17, 479. Prime factorization of 16286 in exponential form is:

16286 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 16282

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16286

List of positive integer factors of 16286 that divides 16282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 479, 958, 8143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16282 and 16286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16282 and 16286 is 2.

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