What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16338 and 16346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16338 and 16346 is 2.

GCF(16338,16346) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16338 and 16346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16338 and 16346.

How to find the GCF of 16338 and 16346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16338 and 16346. After we will calculate the factors of 16338 and 16346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16338

Prime factors of 16338 are 2, 3, 7, 389. Prime factorization of 16338 in exponential form is:

16338 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16346

Prime factors of 16346 are 2, 11, 743. Prime factorization of 16346 in exponential form is:

16346 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 16338

List of positive integer factors of 16338 that divides 16338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 389, 778, 1167, 2334, 2723, 5446, 8169

Step-4: Factors of 16346

List of positive integer factors of 16346 that divides 16338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 743, 1486, 8173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16338 and 16346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16338 and 16346 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16338 and 16346