What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16598 and 16602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16598 and 16602 is 2.

GCF(16598,16602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16598 and 16602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16598 and 16602.

How to find the GCF of 16598 and 16602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16598 and 16602. After we will calculate the factors of 16598 and 16602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16598

Prime factors of 16598 are 2, 43, 193. Prime factorization of 16598 in exponential form is:

16598 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 193¹

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 16598

List of positive integer factors of 16598 that divides 16598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 193, 386, 8299

Step-4: Factors of 16602

List of positive integer factors of 16602 that divides 16598 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16598 and 16602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16598 and 16602 is 2.

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