What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16354 and 16372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16354 and 16372 is 2.

GCF(16354,16372) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16354 and 16372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16354 and 16372.

How to find the GCF of 16354 and 16372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16354 and 16372. After we will calculate the factors of 16354 and 16372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16354

Prime factors of 16354 are 2, 13, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 16354 in exponential form is:

16354 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16372

Prime factors of 16372 are 2, 4093. Prime factorization of 16372 in exponential form is:

16372 = 2² × 4093¹

Step-3: Factors of 16354

List of positive integer factors of 16354 that divides 16354 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 37, 74, 221, 442, 481, 629, 962, 1258, 8177

Step-4: Factors of 16372

List of positive integer factors of 16372 that divides 16354 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4093, 8186

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16354 and 16372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16354 and 16372 is 2.

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