What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16293 and 16308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16293 and 16308 is 3.

GCF(16293,16308) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16293 and 16308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16293 and 16308.

How to find the GCF of 16293 and 16308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16293 and 16308. After we will calculate the factors of 16293 and 16308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16293

Prime factors of 16293 are 3, 5431. Prime factorization of 16293 in exponential form is:

16293 = 3¹ × 5431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16308

Prime factors of 16308 are 2, 3, 151. Prime factorization of 16308 in exponential form is:

16308 = 2² × 3³ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 16293

List of positive integer factors of 16293 that divides 16293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5431

Step-4: Factors of 16308

List of positive integer factors of 16308 that divides 16293 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 151, 302, 453, 604, 906, 1359, 1812, 2718, 4077, 5436, 8154

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16293 and 16308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16293 and 16308 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16293 and 16308