What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16298 and 16318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16298 and 16318 is 2.

GCF(16298,16318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16298 and 16318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16298 and 16318.

How to find the GCF of 16298 and 16318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16298 and 16318. After we will calculate the factors of 16298 and 16318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16298

Prime factors of 16298 are 2, 29, 281. Prime factorization of 16298 in exponential form is:

16298 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16318

Prime factors of 16318 are 2, 41, 199. Prime factorization of 16318 in exponential form is:

16318 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 16298

List of positive integer factors of 16298 that divides 16298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 281, 562, 8149

Step-4: Factors of 16318

List of positive integer factors of 16318 that divides 16298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 199, 398, 8159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16298 and 16318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16298 and 16318 is 2.

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