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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16968 and 16975?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16968 and 16975 is 7.

GCF(16968,16975) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16968 and 16975, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16968 and 16975.

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How to find the GCF of 16968 and 16975?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16968 and 16975. After we will calculate the factors of 16968 and 16975 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16968

Prime factors of 16968 are 2, 3, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 16968 in exponential form is:

16968 = 23 × 31 × 71 × 1011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16975

Prime factors of 16975 are 5, 7, 97. Prime factorization of 16975 in exponential form is:

16975 = 52 × 71 × 971

Step-3: Factors of 16968

List of positive integer factors of 16968 that divides 16968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 101, 168, 202, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808, 1212, 1414, 2121, 2424, 2828, 4242, 5656, 8484

Step-4: Factors of 16975

List of positive integer factors of 16975 that divides 16968 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 25, 35, 97, 175, 485, 679, 2425, 3395

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16968 and 16975. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16968 and 16975 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16968 and 16975