What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16296 and 16302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16296 and 16302 is 6.

GCF(16296,16302) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16296 and 16302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16296 and 16302.

How to find the GCF of 16296 and 16302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16296 and 16302. After we will calculate the factors of 16296 and 16302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16296

Prime factors of 16296 are 2, 3, 7, 97. Prime factorization of 16296 in exponential form is:

16296 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16302

Prime factors of 16302 are 2, 3, 11, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 16302 in exponential form is:

16302 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 16296

List of positive integer factors of 16296 that divides 16296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 97, 168, 194, 291, 388, 582, 679, 776, 1164, 1358, 2037, 2328, 2716, 4074, 5432, 8148

Step-4: Factors of 16302

List of positive integer factors of 16302 that divides 16296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 19, 22, 26, 33, 38, 39, 57, 66, 78, 114, 143, 209, 247, 286, 418, 429, 494, 627, 741, 858, 1254, 1482, 2717, 5434, 8151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16296 and 16302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16296 and 16302 is 6.

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