Greatest Common Factor of 16218 and 16221

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 16218, 16221 i.e. 3 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16218 and 16221 is 3.

GCF(16218,16221) = 3

GCF of 16218 and 16221

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 16218 and 16221

GCF of 16218 and 16221 is 3

Prime Factorization of 16218


2 16218
3 8109
3 2703
17 901
53 53
1

Prime factors of 16218 are 2,3,17,53. Prime factorization of 16218 in exponential form is:

16218 = 21×32×171×531

Prime Factorization of 16221


3 16221
5407 5407
1

Prime factors of 16221 are 3,5407. Prime factorization of 16221 in exponential form is:

16221 = 31×54071

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 16218 and 16221 is 3

Greatest Common Factor of 16218 and 16221 by matching factors method

Factors of 16218

List of positive integer factors of 16218 that divides 16218 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,17,18,34,51,53,102,106,153,159,306,318,477,901,954,1802,2703,5406,8109,16218

Factors of 16221

List of positive integer factors of 16221 that divides 16221 without a remainder.

1,3,5407,16221

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16218 and 16221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16218 and 16221 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16218 and 16221

Properties of GCF 16218 and 16221

(i) The GCF of 16218 and 16221 is associative

GCF of 16218 and 16221 = GCF of 16221 and 16218

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 16218 and 16221

1. What is the GCF of 16218 and 16221?

Answer: GCF of 16218 and 16221 is 3.

2. What are the Factors of 16218?

Answer: Factors of 16218 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 34, 51, 53, 102, 106, 153, 159, 306, 318, 477, 901, 954, 1802, 2703, 5406, 8109, 16218. There are 24 integers that are factors of 16218. The greatest factor of 16218 is 16218.

3. What are the Factors of 16221?

Answer: Factors of 16221 are 1, 3, 5407, 16221. There are 4 integers that are factors of 16221. The greatest factor of 16221 is 16221.

4. How to Find the GCF of 16218 and 16221?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 16218 and 16221 = 3

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 16218

16218 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 17 x 53

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 16221

16221 = 3 x 5407

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 3

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 16218 and 16221 is 3