What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16476 and 16482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16476 and 16482 is 6.

GCF(16476,16482) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16476 and 16482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16476 and 16482.

How to find the GCF of 16476 and 16482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16476 and 16482. After we will calculate the factors of 16476 and 16482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16476

Prime factors of 16476 are 2, 3, 1373. Prime factorization of 16476 in exponential form is:

16476 = 2² × 3¹ × 1373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16482

Prime factors of 16482 are 2, 3, 41, 67. Prime factorization of 16482 in exponential form is:

16482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 16476

List of positive integer factors of 16476 that divides 16476 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1373, 2746, 4119, 5492, 8238

Step-4: Factors of 16482

List of positive integer factors of 16482 that divides 16476 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 41, 67, 82, 123, 134, 201, 246, 402, 2747, 5494, 8241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16476 and 16482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16476 and 16482 is 6.

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