What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16652 and 16656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16652 and 16656 is 4.

GCF(16652,16656) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16652 and 16656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16652 and 16656.

How to find the GCF of 16652 and 16656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16652 and 16656. After we will calculate the factors of 16652 and 16656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16652

Prime factors of 16652 are 2, 23, 181. Prime factorization of 16652 in exponential form is:

16652 = 2² × 23¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16656

Prime factors of 16656 are 2, 3, 347. Prime factorization of 16656 in exponential form is:

16656 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 16652

List of positive integer factors of 16652 that divides 16652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 181, 362, 724, 4163, 8326

Step-4: Factors of 16656

List of positive integer factors of 16656 that divides 16652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 347, 694, 1041, 1388, 2082, 2776, 4164, 5552, 8328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16652 and 16656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16652 and 16656 is 4.

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