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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16852 and 16868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16852 and 16868 is 4.

GCF(16852,16868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16852 and 16868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16852 and 16868.

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How to find the GCF of 16852 and 16868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16852 and 16868. After we will calculate the factors of 16852 and 16868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16852

Prime factors of 16852 are 2, 11, 383. Prime factorization of 16852 in exponential form is:

16852 = 22 × 111 × 3831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16868

Prime factors of 16868 are 2, 4217. Prime factorization of 16868 in exponential form is:

16868 = 22 × 42171

Step-3: Factors of 16852

List of positive integer factors of 16852 that divides 16852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 383, 766, 1532, 4213, 8426

Step-4: Factors of 16868

List of positive integer factors of 16868 that divides 16852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4217, 8434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16852 and 16868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16852 and 16868 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16852 and 16868