What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16596 and 16602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16596 and 16602 is 6.

GCF(16596,16602) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16596 and 16602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16596 and 16602.

How to find the GCF of 16596 and 16602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16596 and 16602. After we will calculate the factors of 16596 and 16602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16596

Prime factors of 16596 are 2, 3, 461. Prime factorization of 16596 in exponential form is:

16596 = 2² × 3² × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16602

Prime factors of 16602 are 2, 3, 2767. Prime factorization of 16602 in exponential form is:

16602 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2767¹

Step-3: Factors of 16596

List of positive integer factors of 16596 that divides 16596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 461, 922, 1383, 1844, 2766, 4149, 5532, 8298

Step-4: Factors of 16602

List of positive integer factors of 16602 that divides 16596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2767, 5534, 8301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16596 and 16602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16596 and 16602 is 6.

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