What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16662 and 16682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16662 and 16682 is 2.

GCF(16662,16682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16662 and 16682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16662 and 16682.

How to find the GCF of 16662 and 16682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16662 and 16682. After we will calculate the factors of 16662 and 16682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16662

Prime factors of 16662 are 2, 3, 2777. Prime factorization of 16662 in exponential form is:

16662 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2777¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16682

Prime factors of 16682 are 2, 19, 439. Prime factorization of 16682 in exponential form is:

16682 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 16662

List of positive integer factors of 16662 that divides 16662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2777, 5554, 8331

Step-4: Factors of 16682

List of positive integer factors of 16682 that divides 16662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 439, 878, 8341

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16662 and 16682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16662 and 16682 is 2.

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