What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16286 and 16292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16286 and 16292 is 2.

GCF(16286,16292) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16286 and 16292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16286 and 16292.

How to find the GCF of 16286 and 16292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16286 and 16292. After we will calculate the factors of 16286 and 16292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16292

Prime factors of 16292 are 2, 4073. Prime factorization of 16292 in exponential form is:

16292 = 2² × 4073¹

Step-3: Factors of 16286

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16292

List of positive integer factors of 16292 that divides 16286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4073, 8146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16286 and 16292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16286 and 16292 is 2.

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