What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16498 and 16505?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16498 and 16505 is 1.

GCF(16498,16505) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16498 and 16505, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16498 and 16505.

How to find the GCF of 16498 and 16505?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16498 and 16505. After we will calculate the factors of 16498 and 16505 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16505

Prime factors of 16505 are 5, 3301. Prime factorization of 16505 in exponential form is:

16505 = 5¹ × 3301¹

Step-3: Factors of 16498

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16505

List of positive integer factors of 16505 that divides 16498 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16498 and 16505. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16498 and 16505 is 1.

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