What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16479 and 16487?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16479 and 16487 is 1.

GCF(16479,16487) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16479 and 16487, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16479 and 16487.

How to find the GCF of 16479 and 16487?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16479 and 16487. After we will calculate the factors of 16479 and 16487 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16479

Prime factors of 16479 are 3, 1831. Prime factorization of 16479 in exponential form is:

16479 = 3² × 1831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16487

Prime factors of 16487 are 16487. Prime factorization of 16487 in exponential form is:

16487 = 16487¹

Step-3: Factors of 16479

List of positive integer factors of 16479 that divides 16479 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1831, 5493

Step-4: Factors of 16487

List of positive integer factors of 16487 that divides 16479 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16479 and 16487. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16479 and 16487 is 1.

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