What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16294 and 16308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16294 and 16308 is 2.

GCF(16294,16308) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16294 and 16308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16294 and 16308.

How to find the GCF of 16294 and 16308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16294 and 16308. After we will calculate the factors of 16294 and 16308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16294

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

16294 = 2¹ × 8147¹

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 16294

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

1, 2, 8147

Step-4: Factors of 16308

List of positive integer factors of 16308 that divides 16294 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 16294 and 16308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16294 and 16308 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16294 and 16308