What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16489 and 16498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16489 and 16498 is 1.

GCF(16489,16498) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16489 and 16498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16489 and 16498.

How to find the GCF of 16489 and 16498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16489 and 16498. After we will calculate the factors of 16489 and 16498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16489

Prime factors of 16489 are 11, 1499. Prime factorization of 16489 in exponential form is:

16489 = 11¹ × 1499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16498

Prime factors of 16498 are 2, 73, 113. Prime factorization of 16498 in exponential form is:

16498 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 16489

List of positive integer factors of 16489 that divides 16489 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1499

Step-4: Factors of 16498

List of positive integer factors of 16498 that divides 16489 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 113, 146, 226, 8249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16489 and 16498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16489 and 16498 is 1.

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