What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16446 and 16455?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16446 and 16455 is 3.

GCF(16446,16455) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16446 and 16455, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16446 and 16455.

How to find the GCF of 16446 and 16455?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16446 and 16455. After we will calculate the factors of 16446 and 16455 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16446

Prime factors of 16446 are 2, 3, 2741. Prime factorization of 16446 in exponential form is:

16446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16455

Prime factors of 16455 are 3, 5, 1097. Prime factorization of 16455 in exponential form is:

16455 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1097¹

Step-3: Factors of 16446

List of positive integer factors of 16446 that divides 16446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2741, 5482, 8223

Step-4: Factors of 16455

List of positive integer factors of 16455 that divides 16446 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1097, 3291, 5485

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16446 and 16455. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16446 and 16455 is 3.

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