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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16716 and 16722?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16716 and 16722 is 6.

GCF(16716,16722) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16716 and 16722, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16716 and 16722.

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How to find the GCF of 16716 and 16722?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16716 and 16722. After we will calculate the factors of 16716 and 16722 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16716

Prime factors of 16716 are 2, 3, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 16716 in exponential form is:

16716 = 22 × 31 × 71 × 1991

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16722

Prime factors of 16722 are 2, 3, 929. Prime factorization of 16722 in exponential form is:

16722 = 21 × 32 × 9291

Step-3: Factors of 16716

List of positive integer factors of 16716 that divides 16716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1393, 2388, 2786, 4179, 5572, 8358

Step-4: Factors of 16722

List of positive integer factors of 16722 that divides 16716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 929, 1858, 2787, 5574, 8361

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16716 and 16722. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16716 and 16722 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16716 and 16722