What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16497 and 16503?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16497 and 16503 is 3.

GCF(16497,16503) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16497 and 16503, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16497 and 16503.

How to find the GCF of 16497 and 16503?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16497 and 16503. After we will calculate the factors of 16497 and 16503 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16497

Prime factors of 16497 are 3, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 16497 in exponential form is:

16497 = 3³ × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16503

Prime factors of 16503 are 3, 5501. Prime factorization of 16503 in exponential form is:

16503 = 3¹ × 5501¹

Step-3: Factors of 16497

List of positive integer factors of 16497 that divides 16497 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 39, 47, 117, 141, 351, 423, 611, 1269, 1833, 5499

Step-4: Factors of 16503

List of positive integer factors of 16503 that divides 16497 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16497 and 16503. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16497 and 16503 is 3.

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