What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16476 and 16493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16476 and 16493 is 1.

GCF(16476,16493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16476 and 16493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16476 and 16493.

How to find the GCF of 16476 and 16493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16476 and 16493. After we will calculate the factors of 16476 and 16493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16476

Prime factors of 16476 are 2, 3, 1373. Prime factorization of 16476 in exponential form is:

16476 = 2² × 3¹ × 1373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16493

Prime factors of 16493 are 16493. Prime factorization of 16493 in exponential form is:

16493 = 16493¹

Step-3: Factors of 16476

List of positive integer factors of 16476 that divides 16476 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1373, 2746, 4119, 5492, 8238

Step-4: Factors of 16493

List of positive integer factors of 16493 that divides 16476 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16476 and 16493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16476 and 16493 is 1.

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