What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16484 and 16502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16484 and 16502 is 2.

GCF(16484,16502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16484 and 16502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16484 and 16502.

How to find the GCF of 16484 and 16502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16484 and 16502. After we will calculate the factors of 16484 and 16502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16484

Prime factors of 16484 are 2, 13, 317. Prime factorization of 16484 in exponential form is:

16484 = 2² × 13¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16502

Prime factors of 16502 are 2, 37, 223. Prime factorization of 16502 in exponential form is:

16502 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 16484

List of positive integer factors of 16484 that divides 16484 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 317, 634, 1268, 4121, 8242

Step-4: Factors of 16502

List of positive integer factors of 16502 that divides 16484 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 223, 446, 8251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16484 and 16502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16484 and 16502 is 2.

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