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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16738 and 16744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16738 and 16744 is 2.

GCF(16738,16744) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16738 and 16744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16738 and 16744.

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How to find the GCF of 16738 and 16744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16738 and 16744. After we will calculate the factors of 16738 and 16744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16738

Prime factors of 16738 are 2, 8369. Prime factorization of 16738 in exponential form is:

16738 = 21 × 83691

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16744

Prime factors of 16744 are 2, 7, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 16744 in exponential form is:

16744 = 23 × 71 × 131 × 231

Step-3: Factors of 16738

List of positive integer factors of 16738 that divides 16738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8369

Step-4: Factors of 16744

List of positive integer factors of 16744 that divides 16738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 23, 26, 28, 46, 52, 56, 91, 92, 104, 161, 182, 184, 299, 322, 364, 598, 644, 728, 1196, 1288, 2093, 2392, 4186, 8372

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16738 and 16744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16738 and 16744 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16738 and 16744