What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16702 and 16708?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16702 and 16708 is 2.

GCF(16702,16708) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16702 and 16708, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16702 and 16708.

How to find the GCF of 16702 and 16708?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16702 and 16708. After we will calculate the factors of 16702 and 16708 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16708

Prime factors of 16708 are 2, 4177. Prime factorization of 16708 in exponential form is:

16708 = 2² × 4177¹

Step-3: Factors of 16702

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16708

List of positive integer factors of 16708 that divides 16702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4177, 8354

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16702 and 16708. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16702 and 16708 is 2.

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