What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16778 and 16798?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16778 and 16798 is 2.

GCF(16778,16798) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16778 and 16798, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16778 and 16798.

How to find the GCF of 16778 and 16798?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16778 and 16798. After we will calculate the factors of 16778 and 16798 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 16798

Prime factors of 16798 are 2, 37, 227. Prime factorization of 16798 in exponential form is:

16798 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 227¹

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 16798

List of positive integer factors of 16798 that divides 16778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 227, 454, 8399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16778 and 16798. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16778 and 16798 is 2.

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