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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16526 and 16532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16526 and 16532 is 2.

GCF(16526,16532) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16526 and 16532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16526 and 16532.

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How to find the GCF of 16526 and 16532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16526 and 16532. After we will calculate the factors of 16526 and 16532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16526

Prime factors of 16526 are 2, 8263. Prime factorization of 16526 in exponential form is:

16526 = 21 × 82631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16532

Prime factors of 16532 are 2, 4133. Prime factorization of 16532 in exponential form is:

16532 = 22 × 41331

Step-3: Factors of 16526

List of positive integer factors of 16526 that divides 16526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8263

Step-4: Factors of 16532

List of positive integer factors of 16532 that divides 16526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4133, 8266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16526 and 16532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16526 and 16532 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16526 and 16532