What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16446 and 16456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16446 and 16456 is 2.

GCF(16446,16456) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16446 and 16456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16446 and 16456.

How to find the GCF of 16446 and 16456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16446 and 16456. After we will calculate the factors of 16446 and 16456 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16446

Prime factors of 16446 are 2, 3, 2741. Prime factorization of 16446 in exponential form is:

16446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16456

Prime factors of 16456 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 16456 in exponential form is:

16456 = 2³ × 11² × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 16446

List of positive integer factors of 16446 that divides 16446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2741, 5482, 8223

Step-4: Factors of 16456

List of positive integer factors of 16456 that divides 16446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 88, 121, 136, 187, 242, 374, 484, 748, 968, 1496, 2057, 4114, 8228

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16446 and 16456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16446 and 16456 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16446 and 16456