What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16502 and 16506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16502 and 16506 is 2.

GCF(16502,16506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16502 and 16506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16502 and 16506.

How to find the GCF of 16502 and 16506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16502 and 16506. After we will calculate the factors of 16502 and 16506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16506

Prime factors of 16506 are 2, 3, 7, 131. Prime factorization of 16506 in exponential form is:

16506 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 16502

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16506

List of positive integer factors of 16506 that divides 16502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 131, 262, 393, 786, 917, 1179, 1834, 2358, 2751, 5502, 8253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16502 and 16506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16502 and 16506 is 2.

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