What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16296 and 16316?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16296 and 16316 is 4.

GCF(16296,16316) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16296 and 16316, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16296 and 16316.

How to find the GCF of 16296 and 16316?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16296 and 16316. After we will calculate the factors of 16296 and 16316 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 16316

Prime factors of 16316 are 2, 4079. Prime factorization of 16316 in exponential form is:

16316 = 2² × 4079¹

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 16316

List of positive integer factors of 16316 that divides 16296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4079, 8158

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16296 and 16316. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16296 and 16316 is 4.

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