What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16472 and 16477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16472 and 16477 is 1.

GCF(16472,16477) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16472 and 16477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16472 and 16477.

How to find the GCF of 16472 and 16477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16472 and 16477. After we will calculate the factors of 16472 and 16477 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16472

Prime factors of 16472 are 2, 29, 71. Prime factorization of 16472 in exponential form is:

16472 = 2³ × 29¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16477

Prime factors of 16477 are 16477. Prime factorization of 16477 in exponential form is:

16477 = 16477¹

Step-3: Factors of 16472

List of positive integer factors of 16472 that divides 16472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 71, 116, 142, 232, 284, 568, 2059, 4118, 8236

Step-4: Factors of 16477

List of positive integer factors of 16477 that divides 16472 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16472 and 16477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16472 and 16477 is 1.

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