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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16518 and 16530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16518 and 16530 is 6.

GCF(16518,16530) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16518 and 16530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16518 and 16530.

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How to find the GCF of 16518 and 16530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16518 and 16530. After we will calculate the factors of 16518 and 16530 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16518

Prime factors of 16518 are 2, 3, 2753. Prime factorization of 16518 in exponential form is:

16518 = 21 × 31 × 27531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16530

Prime factors of 16530 are 2, 3, 5, 19, 29. Prime factorization of 16530 in exponential form is:

16530 = 21 × 31 × 51 × 191 × 291

Step-3: Factors of 16518

List of positive integer factors of 16518 that divides 16518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2753, 5506, 8259

Step-4: Factors of 16530

List of positive integer factors of 16530 that divides 16518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 19, 29, 30, 38, 57, 58, 87, 95, 114, 145, 174, 190, 285, 290, 435, 551, 570, 870, 1102, 1653, 2755, 3306, 5510, 8265

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16518 and 16530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16518 and 16530 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16518 and 16530