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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16686 and 16702?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16686 and 16702 is 2.

GCF(16686,16702) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16686 and 16702, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16686 and 16702.

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How to find the GCF of 16686 and 16702?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16686 and 16702. After we will calculate the factors of 16686 and 16702 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16686

Prime factors of 16686 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 16686 in exponential form is:

16686 = 21 × 34 × 1031

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16702

Prime factors of 16702 are 2, 7, 1193. Prime factorization of 16702 in exponential form is:

16702 = 21 × 71 × 11931

Step-3: Factors of 16686

List of positive integer factors of 16686 that divides 16686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 103, 162, 206, 309, 618, 927, 1854, 2781, 5562, 8343

Step-4: Factors of 16702

List of positive integer factors of 16702 that divides 16686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1193, 2386, 8351

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16686 and 16702. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16686 and 16702 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16686 and 16702