What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16832 and 16838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16832 and 16838 is 2.

GCF(16832,16838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16832 and 16838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16832 and 16838.

How to find the GCF of 16832 and 16838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16832 and 16838. After we will calculate the factors of 16832 and 16838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16832

Prime factors of 16832 are 2, 263. Prime factorization of 16832 in exponential form is:

16832 = 2⁶ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16838

Prime factors of 16838 are 2, 8419. Prime factorization of 16838 in exponential form is:

16838 = 2¹ × 8419¹

Step-3: Factors of 16832

List of positive integer factors of 16832 that divides 16832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 263, 526, 1052, 2104, 4208, 8416

Step-4: Factors of 16838

List of positive integer factors of 16838 that divides 16832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16832 and 16838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16832 and 16838 is 2.

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