What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16468 and 16486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16468 and 16486 is 2.

GCF(16468,16486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16468 and 16486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16468 and 16486.

How to find the GCF of 16468 and 16486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16468 and 16486. After we will calculate the factors of 16468 and 16486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16468

Prime factors of 16468 are 2, 23, 179. Prime factorization of 16468 in exponential form is:

16468 = 2² × 23¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16486

Prime factors of 16486 are 2, 8243. Prime factorization of 16486 in exponential form is:

16486 = 2¹ × 8243¹

Step-3: Factors of 16468

List of positive integer factors of 16468 that divides 16468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 179, 358, 716, 4117, 8234

Step-4: Factors of 16486

List of positive integer factors of 16486 that divides 16468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16468 and 16486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16468 and 16486 is 2.

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