What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16554 and 16563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16554 and 16563 is 3.

GCF(16554,16563) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16554 and 16563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16554 and 16563.

How to find the GCF of 16554 and 16563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16554 and 16563. After we will calculate the factors of 16554 and 16563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16554

Prime factors of 16554 are 2, 3, 31, 89. Prime factorization of 16554 in exponential form is:

16554 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 89¹

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 16554

List of positive integer factors of 16554 that divides 16554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 89, 93, 178, 186, 267, 534, 2759, 5518, 8277

Step-4: Factors of 16563

List of positive integer factors of 16563 that divides 16554 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16554 and 16563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16554 and 16563 is 3.

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