What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16768 and 16788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16768 and 16788 is 4.

GCF(16768,16788) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16768 and 16788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16768 and 16788.

How to find the GCF of 16768 and 16788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16768 and 16788. After we will calculate the factors of 16768 and 16788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16768

Prime factors of 16768 are 2, 131. Prime factorization of 16768 in exponential form is:

16768 = 2⁷ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16788

Prime factors of 16788 are 2, 3, 1399. Prime factorization of 16788 in exponential form is:

16788 = 2² × 3¹ × 1399¹

Step-3: Factors of 16768

List of positive integer factors of 16768 that divides 16768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 131, 262, 524, 1048, 2096, 4192, 8384

Step-4: Factors of 16788

List of positive integer factors of 16788 that divides 16768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1399, 2798, 4197, 5596, 8394

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16768 and 16788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16768 and 16788 is 4.

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