What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16173 and 16179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16173 and 16179 is 3.

GCF(16173,16179) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16173 and 16179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16173 and 16179.

How to find the GCF of 16173 and 16179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16173 and 16179. After we will calculate the factors of 16173 and 16179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16173

Prime factors of 16173 are 3, 599. Prime factorization of 16173 in exponential form is:

16173 = 3³ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16179

Prime factors of 16179 are 3, 5393. Prime factorization of 16179 in exponential form is:

16179 = 3¹ × 5393¹

Step-3: Factors of 16173

List of positive integer factors of 16173 that divides 16173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 599, 1797, 5391

Step-4: Factors of 16179

List of positive integer factors of 16179 that divides 16173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16173 and 16179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16173 and 16179 is 3.

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