What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16664 and 16668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16664 and 16668 is 4.

GCF(16664,16668) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16664 and 16668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16664 and 16668.

How to find the GCF of 16664 and 16668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16664 and 16668. After we will calculate the factors of 16664 and 16668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16664

Prime factors of 16664 are 2, 2083. Prime factorization of 16664 in exponential form is:

16664 = 2³ × 2083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16668

Prime factors of 16668 are 2, 3, 463. Prime factorization of 16668 in exponential form is:

16668 = 2² × 3² × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 16664

List of positive integer factors of 16664 that divides 16664 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2083, 4166, 8332

Step-4: Factors of 16668

List of positive integer factors of 16668 that divides 16664 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 463, 926, 1389, 1852, 2778, 4167, 5556, 8334

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16664 and 16668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16664 and 16668 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16664 and 16668