What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16548 and 16553?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16548 and 16553 is 1.

GCF(16548,16553) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16548 and 16553, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16548 and 16553.

How to find the GCF of 16548 and 16553?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16548 and 16553. After we will calculate the factors of 16548 and 16553 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16548

Prime factors of 16548 are 2, 3, 7, 197. Prime factorization of 16548 in exponential form is:

16548 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16553

Prime factors of 16553 are 16553. Prime factorization of 16553 in exponential form is:

16553 = 16553¹

Step-3: Factors of 16548

List of positive integer factors of 16548 that divides 16548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 197, 394, 591, 788, 1182, 1379, 2364, 2758, 4137, 5516, 8274

Step-4: Factors of 16553

List of positive integer factors of 16553 that divides 16548 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16548 and 16553. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16548 and 16553 is 1.

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