What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16286 and 16294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16286 and 16294 is 2.

GCF(16286,16294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16286 and 16294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16286 and 16294.

How to find the GCF of 16286 and 16294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16286 and 16294. After we will calculate the factors of 16286 and 16294 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 16294

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

16294 = 2¹ × 8147¹

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 16294

List of positive integer factors of 16294 that divides 16286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8147

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16286 and 16294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16286 and 16294 is 2.

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