What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16497 and 16508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16497 and 16508 is 1.

GCF(16497,16508) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16497 and 16508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16497 and 16508.

How to find the GCF of 16497 and 16508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16497 and 16508. After we will calculate the factors of 16497 and 16508 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 16508

Prime factors of 16508 are 2, 4127. Prime factorization of 16508 in exponential form is:

16508 = 2² × 4127¹

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 16508

List of positive integer factors of 16508 that divides 16497 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4127, 8254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16497 and 16508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16497 and 16508 is 1.

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