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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16726 and 16734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16726 and 16734 is 2.

GCF(16726,16734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16726 and 16734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16726 and 16734.

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How to find the GCF of 16726 and 16734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16726 and 16734. After we will calculate the factors of 16726 and 16734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16726

Prime factors of 16726 are 2, 8363. Prime factorization of 16726 in exponential form is:

16726 = 21 × 83631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16734

Prime factors of 16734 are 2, 3, 2789. Prime factorization of 16734 in exponential form is:

16734 = 21 × 31 × 27891

Step-3: Factors of 16726

List of positive integer factors of 16726 that divides 16726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8363

Step-4: Factors of 16734

List of positive integer factors of 16734 that divides 16726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2789, 5578, 8367

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16726 and 16734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16726 and 16734 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16726 and 16734