What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16420 and 16426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16420 and 16426 is 2.

GCF(16420,16426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16420 and 16426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16420 and 16426.

How to find the GCF of 16420 and 16426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16420 and 16426. After we will calculate the factors of 16420 and 16426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16420

Prime factors of 16420 are 2, 5, 821. Prime factorization of 16420 in exponential form is:

16420 = 2² × 5¹ × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16426

Prime factors of 16426 are 2, 43, 191. Prime factorization of 16426 in exponential form is:

16426 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 16420

List of positive integer factors of 16420 that divides 16420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 821, 1642, 3284, 4105, 8210

Step-4: Factors of 16426

List of positive integer factors of 16426 that divides 16420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 191, 382, 8213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16420 and 16426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16420 and 16426 is 2.

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