What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16326 and 16342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16326 and 16342 is 2.

GCF(16326,16342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16326 and 16342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16326 and 16342.

How to find the GCF of 16326 and 16342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16326 and 16342. After we will calculate the factors of 16326 and 16342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16326

Prime factors of 16326 are 2, 3, 907. Prime factorization of 16326 in exponential form is:

16326 = 2¹ × 3² × 907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16342

Prime factors of 16342 are 2, 8171. Prime factorization of 16342 in exponential form is:

16342 = 2¹ × 8171¹

Step-3: Factors of 16326

List of positive integer factors of 16326 that divides 16326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 907, 1814, 2721, 5442, 8163

Step-4: Factors of 16342

List of positive integer factors of 16342 that divides 16326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16326 and 16342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16326 and 16342 is 2.

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