What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16288 and 16294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16288 and 16294 is 2.

GCF(16288,16294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16288 and 16294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16288 and 16294.

How to find the GCF of 16288 and 16294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16288 and 16294. After we will calculate the factors of 16288 and 16294 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16288

Prime factors of 16288 are 2, 509. Prime factorization of 16288 in exponential form is:

16288 = 2⁵ × 509¹

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 16288

List of positive integer factors of 16288 that divides 16288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 509, 1018, 2036, 4072, 8144

Step-4: Factors of 16294

List of positive integer factors of 16294 that divides 16288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8147

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16288 and 16294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16288 and 16294 is 2.

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