What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16898 and 16912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16898 and 16912 is 14.

GCF(16898,16912) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16898 and 16912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16898 and 16912.

How to find the GCF of 16898 and 16912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16898 and 16912. After we will calculate the factors of 16898 and 16912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16898

Prime factors of 16898 are 2, 7, 17, 71. Prime factorization of 16898 in exponential form is:

16898 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16912

Prime factors of 16912 are 2, 7, 151. Prime factorization of 16912 in exponential form is:

16912 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 16898

List of positive integer factors of 16898 that divides 16898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 71, 119, 142, 238, 497, 994, 1207, 2414, 8449

Step-4: Factors of 16912

List of positive integer factors of 16912 that divides 16898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 151, 302, 604, 1057, 1208, 2114, 2416, 4228, 8456

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16898 and 16912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16898 and 16912 is 14.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16898 and 16912