What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16377 and 16386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16377 and 16386 is 3.

GCF(16377,16386) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16377 and 16386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16377 and 16386.

How to find the GCF of 16377 and 16386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16377 and 16386. After we will calculate the factors of 16377 and 16386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16377

Prime factors of 16377 are 3, 53, 103. Prime factorization of 16377 in exponential form is:

16377 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16386

Prime factors of 16386 are 2, 3, 2731. Prime factorization of 16386 in exponential form is:

16386 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2731¹

Step-3: Factors of 16377

List of positive integer factors of 16377 that divides 16377 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 103, 159, 309, 5459

Step-4: Factors of 16386

List of positive integer factors of 16386 that divides 16377 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2731, 5462, 8193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16377 and 16386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16377 and 16386 is 3.

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