What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16698 and 16712?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16698 and 16712 is 2.

GCF(16698,16712) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16698 and 16712, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16698 and 16712.

How to find the GCF of 16698 and 16712?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16698 and 16712. After we will calculate the factors of 16698 and 16712 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16698

Prime factors of 16698 are 2, 3, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 16698 in exponential form is:

16698 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16712

Prime factors of 16712 are 2, 2089. Prime factorization of 16712 in exponential form is:

16712 = 2³ × 2089¹

Step-3: Factors of 16698

List of positive integer factors of 16698 that divides 16698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 23, 33, 46, 66, 69, 121, 138, 242, 253, 363, 506, 726, 759, 1518, 2783, 5566, 8349

Step-4: Factors of 16712

List of positive integer factors of 16712 that divides 16698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2089, 4178, 8356

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16698 and 16712. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16698 and 16712 is 2.

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