What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16990 and 17006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16990 and 17006 is 2.

GCF(16990,17006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16990 and 17006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16990 and 17006.

How to find the GCF of 16990 and 17006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16990 and 17006. After we will calculate the factors of 16990 and 17006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16990

Prime factors of 16990 are 2, 5, 1699. Prime factorization of 16990 in exponential form is:

16990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17006

Prime factors of 17006 are 2, 11, 773. Prime factorization of 17006 in exponential form is:

17006 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 16990

List of positive integer factors of 16990 that divides 16990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1699, 3398, 8495

Step-4: Factors of 17006

List of positive integer factors of 17006 that divides 16990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 773, 1546, 8503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16990 and 17006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16990 and 17006 is 2.

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