What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16778 and 16782?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16778 and 16782 is 2.

GCF(16778,16782) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16778 and 16782, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16778 and 16782.

How to find the GCF of 16778 and 16782?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16778 and 16782. After we will calculate the factors of 16778 and 16782 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16778

Prime factors of 16778 are 2, 8389. Prime factorization of 16778 in exponential form is:

16778 = 2¹ × 8389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16782

Prime factors of 16782 are 2, 3, 2797. Prime factorization of 16782 in exponential form is:

16782 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2797¹

Step-3: Factors of 16778

List of positive integer factors of 16778 that divides 16778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8389

Step-4: Factors of 16782

List of positive integer factors of 16782 that divides 16778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2797, 5594, 8391

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16778 and 16782. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16778 and 16782 is 2.

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