What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16552 and 16563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16552 and 16563 is 1.

GCF(16552,16563) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16552 and 16563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16552 and 16563.

How to find the GCF of 16552 and 16563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16552 and 16563. After we will calculate the factors of 16552 and 16563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16552

Prime factors of 16552 are 2, 2069. Prime factorization of 16552 in exponential form is:

16552 = 2³ × 2069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16563

Prime factors of 16563 are 3, 5521. Prime factorization of 16563 in exponential form is:

16563 = 3¹ × 5521¹

Step-3: Factors of 16552

List of positive integer factors of 16552 that divides 16552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2069, 4138, 8276

Step-4: Factors of 16563

List of positive integer factors of 16563 that divides 16552 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16552 and 16563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16552 and 16563 is 1.

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