What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16442 and 16454?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16442 and 16454 is 2.

GCF(16442,16454) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16442 and 16454, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16442 and 16454.

How to find the GCF of 16442 and 16454?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16442 and 16454. After we will calculate the factors of 16442 and 16454 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16442

Prime factors of 16442 are 2, 8221. Prime factorization of 16442 in exponential form is:

16442 = 2¹ × 8221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16454

Prime factors of 16454 are 2, 19, 433. Prime factorization of 16454 in exponential form is:

16454 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 16442

List of positive integer factors of 16442 that divides 16442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8221

Step-4: Factors of 16454

List of positive integer factors of 16454 that divides 16442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 433, 866, 8227

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16442 and 16454. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16442 and 16454 is 2.

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