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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16312 and 16318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16312 and 16318 is 2.

GCF(16312,16318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16312 and 16318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16312 and 16318.

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How to find the GCF of 16312 and 16318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16312 and 16318. After we will calculate the factors of 16312 and 16318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16312

Prime factors of 16312 are 2, 2039. Prime factorization of 16312 in exponential form is:

16312 = 23 × 20391

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 16312

List of positive integer factors of 16312 that divides 16312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2039, 4078, 8156

Step-4: Factors of 16318

List of positive integer factors of 16318 that divides 16312 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16312 and 16318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16312 and 16318 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16312 and 16318