What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16346 and 16352?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16346 and 16352 is 2.

GCF(16346,16352) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16346 and 16352, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16346 and 16352.

How to find the GCF of 16346 and 16352?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16346 and 16352. After we will calculate the factors of 16346 and 16352 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16352

Prime factors of 16352 are 2, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 16352 in exponential form is:

16352 = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 16346

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16352

List of positive integer factors of 16352 that divides 16346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 73, 112, 146, 224, 292, 511, 584, 1022, 1168, 2044, 2336, 4088, 8176

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16346 and 16352. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16346 and 16352 is 2.

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