What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16479 and 16496?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16479 and 16496 is 1.

GCF(16479,16496) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16479 and 16496, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16479 and 16496.

How to find the GCF of 16479 and 16496?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16479 and 16496. After we will calculate the factors of 16479 and 16496 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 16496

Prime factors of 16496 are 2, 1031. Prime factorization of 16496 in exponential form is:

16496 = 2⁴ × 1031¹

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 16496

List of positive integer factors of 16496 that divides 16479 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1031, 2062, 4124, 8248

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16479 and 16496. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16479 and 16496 is 1.

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