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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16952 and 16966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16952 and 16966 is 2.

GCF(16952,16966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16952 and 16966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16952 and 16966.

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How to find the GCF of 16952 and 16966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16952 and 16966. After we will calculate the factors of 16952 and 16966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16952

Prime factors of 16952 are 2, 13, 163. Prime factorization of 16952 in exponential form is:

16952 = 23 × 131 × 1631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16966

Prime factors of 16966 are 2, 17, 499. Prime factorization of 16966 in exponential form is:

16966 = 21 × 171 × 4991

Step-3: Factors of 16952

List of positive integer factors of 16952 that divides 16952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 104, 163, 326, 652, 1304, 2119, 4238, 8476

Step-4: Factors of 16966

List of positive integer factors of 16966 that divides 16952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 499, 998, 8483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16952 and 16966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16952 and 16966 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16952 and 16966