What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16478 and 16491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16478 and 16491 is 1.

GCF(16478,16491) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16478 and 16491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16478 and 16491.

How to find the GCF of 16478 and 16491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16478 and 16491. After we will calculate the factors of 16478 and 16491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16478

Prime factors of 16478 are 2, 7, 11, 107. Prime factorization of 16478 in exponential form is:

16478 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16491

Prime factors of 16491 are 3, 23, 239. Prime factorization of 16491 in exponential form is:

16491 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 16478

List of positive integer factors of 16478 that divides 16478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 77, 107, 154, 214, 749, 1177, 1498, 2354, 8239

Step-4: Factors of 16491

List of positive integer factors of 16491 that divides 16478 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 239, 717, 5497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16478 and 16491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16478 and 16491 is 1.

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