What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16660 and 16678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16660 and 16678 is 2.

GCF(16660,16678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16660 and 16678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16660 and 16678.

How to find the GCF of 16660 and 16678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16660 and 16678. After we will calculate the factors of 16660 and 16678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16660

Prime factors of 16660 are 2, 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 16660 in exponential form is:

16660 = 2² × 5¹ × 7² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16678

Prime factors of 16678 are 2, 31, 269. Prime factorization of 16678 in exponential form is:

16678 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 16660

List of positive integer factors of 16660 that divides 16660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 28, 34, 35, 49, 68, 70, 85, 98, 119, 140, 170, 196, 238, 245, 340, 476, 490, 595, 833, 980, 1190, 1666, 2380, 3332, 4165, 8330

Step-4: Factors of 16678

List of positive integer factors of 16678 that divides 16660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 269, 538, 8339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16660 and 16678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16660 and 16678 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16660 and 16678