What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16559 and 16572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16559 and 16572 is 1.

GCF(16559,16572) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16559 and 16572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16559 and 16572.

How to find the GCF of 16559 and 16572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16559 and 16572. After we will calculate the factors of 16559 and 16572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16559

Prime factors of 16559 are 29, 571. Prime factorization of 16559 in exponential form is:

16559 = 29¹ × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16572

Prime factors of 16572 are 2, 3, 1381. Prime factorization of 16572 in exponential form is:

16572 = 2² × 3¹ × 1381¹

Step-3: Factors of 16559

List of positive integer factors of 16559 that divides 16559 without a remainder.

1, 29, 571

Step-4: Factors of 16572

List of positive integer factors of 16572 that divides 16559 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1381, 2762, 4143, 5524, 8286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16559 and 16572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16559 and 16572 is 1.

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